Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members employed by Four Seasons Health Care and brighterkind have voted to accept a pay offer for 2023-24.

Almost three-quarters (68%) of those voting approved the offer which includes an increase from £9.50 to £10.42 to those on the National Minimum Wage and a 5-5.9% pay rise for all other staff.

The deal also includes:

• a one-off, non-consolidated payment of £200 (for staff with an annual salary up to £52,000)
• sick pay from day one of any absence, paid at statutory sick pay rate
• an additional day of leave for the King’s coronation, for all staff and pay at time and a half for those who are at work on 8 May
• an additional day of leave for staff with two years’ service, which affects 21.5% of current staff 
• a further additional day of annual leave for five years’ service, which affects 32% of staff 
• some non-pay additional benefits such as a hot meal being provided on every shift, and membership of the Blue Light discount scheme. 

With UNISON and GMB members are still to vote on the offer, a spokesperson said Four Seasons would make a statement when all balloting had been completed.