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Minimum wage age discrimination

UNISON’s national officer for young members blogs on discrimination in the national minimum wage.

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Minimum wage and national living wage

How much is the national minimum wage? National minimum wage levels vary, depending on your age and whether you are an […]

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Fighting for fairness and equality

One of UNISON’s main aims is to help workers fight for fairness and equality in the workplace and beyond. Challenging discrimination and winning equality is at the heart of everything UNISON does.

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Low pay

UNISON campaigns for a living wage as a minimum. Low pay: an introduction Low pay can affect members financially and emotionally. Low pay may mean that a […]

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Age discrimination

No-one – young or old – should be treated differently at work because of their age. UNISON works to reduce age discrimination in the workplace by changing attitudes and negotiating with employers

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Pay and two-tier workforces

We campaign for our members to receive at least the Real Living Wage and negotiate pay with private contractor employers in all sectors. The two-tier workforce UNISON believes that […]

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Cymru/Wales

As the leading public sector union in Wales, we guide the way in the campaign to defend Welsh public services and public service workers.

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COVID-19 advice for staff in colleges

UNISON has produced some FAQs setting out the latest advice for college staff working in England and Wales. For general information about your rights at […]

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Pay fair for patient care

While most healthcare support workers are on band 2 pay, many are performing clinical duties and patient observations – tasks which fall under band 3 of […]

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Cymru/Wales

Credit unions in Cyrmu/Wales include Cardiff & Vale, Neath Port Talbot, North Wales and Smart Money Cymru.

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Two-tier workforce

A two-tier workforce is when one group of workers receives lower wages or fewer benefits than others doing the same job. UNISON wants to reduce differences in the wages of workers doing similar jobs.

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Care workers: your rights

UNISON is the UK’s largest union, and we’re the union for care workers. Sleep-ins, impossible rotas, zero hours contracts, unpaid travel time, just fifteen minutes to care. When you’ve got a problem, we’re right there to help you.

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Discrimination

Discrimination at work can be a serious issue: on the grounds of race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or religion and belief. It may also involve bullying and harassment. UNISON campaigns and supports members to make sure everyone is treated fairly and equally at work.

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Fair pay for fair work at CQC

But UNISON are experienced and effective negotiators. You have endured years of pay cuts in real terms.  The value of your pay is now 25% lower than it was in 2010. Unless we say […]

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Knowledge Base: Equal pay

UNISON actively campaigns for fair and equal pay. What is equal pay? Equal pay is your entitlement to the same wage as someone doing work of […]

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