National pay sought for nursery nurses

A nursery nurse has started an online petition on the Prime Minister’s official website demanding a national pay structure for all nursery nurses and teaching assistants. Gina Smith, who has worked as a nursery nurse for more than 20 years, argues that nursery nurses have lost out under the single status agreement and many have been forced to work longer hours to keep the same pay. She told Nursery World, ‘If I...