Search Results for “Local government” tagged low pay

Members at the Victoria Education Centre voted for action by 97% in an 81% turnout

"The government must deliver the cash so this year's wage increases are above the rate of inflation. Otherwise […]

Pay for some of the country’s lowest-paid workers increases from today, but for many key workers a decent wage for an essential job is still a dream

City Chambers rally greets council’s ratification of £548m deal to compensate for years of unequal pay

University of Leicester security workers’ petition attracts nearly 1,000 signatures in days – why not add your support?

Equal pay victory ‘would be an inspiration to millions of other women fighting for better pay’

UNISON Scotland’s local government vice-chair Carol Ball welcomed the ballot results as “a fantastic show of strength by an […]

“The new wage slip law gave the government a golden opportunity to ensure all care workers are paid the legal minimum and allow them to […]

UNISON says the findings expose the financial hardship suffered by NHS staff as a result of the government imposing limits on their pay. They form part of the union’s evidence to the NHS pay review body […]

The unions – UNISON, GMB and Unite – are hoping to receive a pay offer from the local government employers next month. UNISON head of local government Heather Wakefield said: “Local […]

And so the workforce problems deepen. “The government must listen to those that know the NHS best, and stop making it so hard for them to care for the […]

“When considering pay rises for public sector staff, it’s critical the government doesn’t take a blinkered approach and prioritise nurses over other health employees […]

"...yet I'm doing the same job, only for three local authorities now instead of one. I have lost my essential car allowance, yet still expected to […]

An analysis by UNISON of staff working in public services including the NHS, local government and education reveals that tens of thousands* are not being paid the real living wage. The […]

Having said it was concerned about the “just-about-managing”, that government has overseen a change to where “they’re now not managing at all”. It was, he said, a […]