But we shouldn’t be under any illusion – by itself the Living Wage does not offer a long-term solution to a UK labour market characterised by low pay, persistent gender and ethnicity pay gaps, and obscene levels of inequality
UNISON members have secured the Living Wage for care workers in six out of ten Manchester councils
Next government must help low-paid staff
Another busy month saw UNISON celebrating victories – and launching new campaigns
UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage
Twenty years on from the bold, landmark decision to establish a National Minimum Wage, it is time for a new landmark – a real Living Wage for all, regardless of age, that everyone in work can afford to live on. Doing so would meet the original aim of the National Minimum Wage – a decent salary for all. And that is what our union will continue to fight for.
While MPs got lost down the rabbit hole, UNISON and its members kept their focus on the many other problems afflicting Britain’s workers
Union says stewards need to make sure employers are paying the proper amounts when the new wage rates come into force on 1 April
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
April may have started with the Easter holidays but there was no rest for UNISON staff, activists and members. And there was only one issue on everyone’s mind – pay.
‘The agreement would mean an end at last to the government’s self-defeating and unfair 1% pay cap,’ says union.
One in ten council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are paid below the living wage, according to an analysis from UNISON released today (Friday). Ahead of the Living Wage Foundation’s living wage week, UNISON is calling on the government to fund councils so they can become living wage employers. If it did, it […]
UNISON welcomes increase to £8.45 (outside London) and £9.75 (London) an hour at start of Living Wage Week
Union calls off strike ballot, for now, after health minister halts damaging move to monthly payments for health workers
