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The real living wage is now £10.90 across the UK and £11.95 in London

North Northants council announce they’ll pay staff the real living wage in the run up to Living Wage Week 2021

You cannot praise public service workers for keeping our communities going… while simultaneously expecting the same people to survive on poverty pay

Thousands of staff benefit – now UNISON urges colleges to follow suit

Next government must help low-paid staff

Noisy, colourful and good humoured pickets call for fair pay

South Wales accreditation means all workers on campus, including those employed by contractors, will earn at least £9 an hour

Many have second and even third jobs just to keep the wolf from the door. This is taking a toll on their health, family life and productivity […]

More than 300 staff will gain as area’s second-largest employer makes the move

Announcement of new rates marks the start of Living Wage Week

University to seek formal accreditation from Living Wage Foundation – a move which UNSION says should be copied across all UK universities

The living wage is calculated independently and is separate from the ‘national living wage’ which was a […]

A great deal depends on it, not least the future of public services, the NHS, the wage packets and livelihood of UNISON members, and life in the UK after Brexit. But there are many other […]

Devolution is finally reaching the English regions – on 4 May, voters get to elect the first batch of ‘metro mayors’

Date

5 – 11 November 2017

Location

Across the UK

Living Wage Week runs from Sunday 5 to Saturday 11 November this year. The new rate for the UK is £8.75 per hour, and for London it is £10.20 per hour. Living Wage Week takes place each year during the first week of November. It is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the work undertaken […]