RCN to ballot members in ongoing pay dispute with Manx Care

Union says members can't continue underwriting financial pressures

Royal College of Nursing members can't go on underwriting the financial pressures in the Manx healthcare system.

That's the message from the union which will open a ballot today (11 July) as part of an ongoing pay dispute with Manx Care

The RCN has asked for a 15 percent increase – so far it's been offered four percent.

That's something the RCN has described as 'encouraging'.

Estephanie Dunn is the regional director for the North-West region – she says people are being forced out of the profession because they can't make ends meet:

Speaking at a Social Affairs Policy Review Committee hearing today (11 July) Manx Care's Chief Executive Teresa Cope said she didn't believe the current pay dispute was affecting recruitment or retention of workers: