Does anyone know if this is true?

I heard the other day that nurses who work nights have won the right to be paid thier night enhancements whilst off sick. I work for social services on permenent nights and i'm paid my hourly rate plus 拢2.20 night working enhancement per hour. If we are off on sick leave we lose this 拢2.20, and also weekend enhancements, so if we are off sick on a weeknight we lose 拢2.20 per hour, saturday we lose 拢4.84 per hour sunday we lose 拢8 per hour. We are persuing this through our union, and I need some information on the award the nurses have won if it is true. It would be useful to present this to our employers and see if it has any effect on our cause! Many thanks for any help offered.

ACAS will be able to advise you on this matter 08457 47 47 47 http://www.acas.org.uk/

As far as I am aware, Sick Pay is based on your actual average wages in the week/month before you go sick ...

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