Ms Siobhán Murphy:

I have been off on basic-pay sick leave. It is counted as Covid sick leave so it is not taken out of my sick leave allocation for the year. I am, however, on basic pay so I am losing out on allowances for night shifts, weekends and bank holidays. We have had multiple bank holidays. My colleagues who have children have had to take annual leave to look after them at home. Again, they are on basic pay. It is not a choice. If I am sick, I am not going to walk back into the workplace until I am nearly 100% better. I have been told that could be October or November given what I have been through. I know the childcare issue is ongoing. I do not have kids myself but my colleagues do. That is a concern because it means more staff not on the floor because of the lack of childcare facilities. Again, their pay is affected.