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Pay zone

Pay Zone will help you with local pay claims. Examine the model claim and get the latest information from 'Quick Facts'. This is just part of what the Bargaining Support Group has available - for more help contact us. If you negotiate an agreement, please send us a copy to build up the Bargaining Information System database.


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Quick Facts - Pay
This factsheet contains information on National Minimum Wage; Low Pay Unit 'Low Pay Threshold'; Family Budget Unit 'Low Cost but Acceptable' Poverty Threshold; UNISON's Low Pay Campaign; Equal Pay; Childcare Costs; Labour Turnover; European Comparisons - Minimum Wage and Competency based pay.
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Local pay bargaining

Negotiating on Pay
A UNISON Bargaining Support Guide to negotiating on pay.
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Pay factsheets

Westway Development Trust Living Wage Toolkit
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Living Wage Motion passed by Oxford City Council
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Living Wage Tools
Below are two helpful tools if you are thinking of running a living wage campaign. Document 1 is "The Case for a Living Wage".  Document 2 is the Westway Development Trust London Living Wage Toolkit
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UNISON's Submission to the Low Pay Commission 2007

UNISON Low Pay Commission Submission 2007
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Working Poverty in Manchester - Case Study
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UNISON Response to the Consultation on penalties for employers failing to pay the National Minimum Wage
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UNISON Response to the Consultation on National Minimum Wage and Voluntary Workers
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Fair Wages Toolkit
A step by step toolkit to help local branches to organise their own fair wages campaign. Document 1 is the main campaign pack. Document 2 provides other tools and resources.
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National Minimum Wage Factsheet 2008
All you need to know about the National Minimum Wage.
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Bargaining with company accounts
Dealing with private companies is now a necessary fact of life for many UNISON negotiators. Understanding the financial position of the company gives the negotiator greater bargaining strength, in helping to build a stronger and more realistic case.
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Bargaining for Fair Wages
The GLA’s commitment to a fair wages policy marks an important milestone in the campaign against privatisation and the two tier-workforce. This guide will explain the background to a fair wages policy; how it would work in practice;  and how branches can campaign to secure similar commitments from other public authorities.
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Motor Allowances
Information on the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAP) introduced by the Inland Revenue in 2002.
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Retail Price Index
The modern Retail Prices Index (RPI) began in 1947 as a way of determining the impact of inflation on family budgets. The index represents the average change in prices of the goods and services purchased by people across the UK.
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Pay comparisons
Find out pay scales for comparable jobs eg civil servants, teachers, police, cleaners and call centre workers.
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UNISON settlements
Details of local settlements involving UNISON members in the last year.
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Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings
Government annual report into earnings and hours, broken down into part-time/full-time, regional and gender categories.
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Local statistics
Breakdown of unemployment, average earnings, required incomes, housing and transport costs in 12 regions.
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