Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged Debt

Over three million UK households (one in eight of the total) are paying more than 25% of their household income on repaying these debts – with half of those paying […]

They form part of the union’s evidence to the NHS pay review body, which is due in tomorrow (Monday). Since the 1% pay cap was imposed seven years […]

Two thirds of NHS students have been forced to take work on top of their studies to supplement their income, according to a new report from UNISON published today (Friday). Healthcare students are lobbying their MPs at constituency surgeries today to press their case for adequate funding during their studies. The proportion of nursing and […]

Helping members ‘live again’ and get away from fear, pressure and letters, PayPlan is a lifeline. Jason West, a PayPlan advisor […]

"Spiralling debts and increased mortgage payments are the last thing hardworking public servants and their families need […]

“This report rightly draws a link between increased debt and stagnant wage growth at a time when rent and transport costs continue to rise. “Many families […]

More than a million families with a household income below £30,000 are in extreme debt, and ongoing wage stagnation is making the problem worse, according to a new report published today (Tuesday) by the TUC and UNISON. The report, Britain in the Red, finds that total unsecured debt (which excludes mortgages) for UK households rose […]

The number of households with problem debt has increased by 700,000 (28 per cent) since 2012, according to new TUC and UNISON-commissioned research published today (Tuesday).   The report, Britain in the Red, shows that in 2014 one in eight households (3.2 million) were over-indebted compared to one in ten (2.5 million) in 2012.   […]

That road leads to a bonfire of public services, public servants being left on the scrap heap and further privatisation. Around the world, we’ve seen that when a sovereign debt crisis begins […]