Nurse fined £10k over NHS pay protest in lockdown wins compensation
by Helen Pidd North of England editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZMTX)
Greater Manchester police agree to withdraw penalty notices issued to two nurses for socially distanced protest in March 2021
Two NHS nurses have won compensation from Greater Manchester police (GMP) after being fined over a socially distant protest about NHS pay during lockdown.
Karen Reissmann, a 61-year-old mental health nurse who worked throughout the pandemic, received a 10,000 fixed penalty notice for organising the protest on 7 March 2021 over the government's proposed 1% pay rise for NHS workers.
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