NHS employee forced to walk six miles to work as wages don't cover travel pass
dailyrecord.co.ukAn NHS employee has said that he is forced to walk six miles every day to the hospital where he works due to the cost of living crisis.It is because his wages no longer cover his basic costs, such as a travel pass to get to work.
Joe Baldwin, 36 and who is originally from Glasgow, has worked at Aintree Hospital, Liverpool, as a nursing assistant for the last 14 years, North Wales Live reports.Joe earns £18,500 per year but now the cost of living has increased.Now his wage no longer covers his basic needs, with Joe forced to move out of his flat and into a cheaper one.He also joined a food union for access to subsidised food.
The nursing assistant was forced to cancel his travel pass, leaving him to walk six miles from his flat to the hospital.Joe said: "Everything was going up and I had to take out loans to survive.
I suddenly found myself having to choose between paying the bills or buying food, and the bills came first. I just feel downtrodden."It’s soul-destroying talking to my colleagues.
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