There has been much discussion around the issue of equal pay, following some high-profile council funding problems, and recent activity from other trade unions in local government branches in England. UNISON’s position, as the leading trade union on equal pay, is supported by our history of successful claims, with members receiving millions in compensation. We […]
They will also receive a settlement of up to £2000. The equal pay issue started in 2013 when a special bank holiday payment, the Resident’s Services Guarantee […]
And we are unrivalled in our successes. You only have to look at the Glasgow equal pay victory to […]
A bargaining leaflet for reps and branch officers explaining why it’s vital to close the ethnicity pay gap and outlining what branches can do to help make pay fairer
Angie Roberts, of the National Executive Council (NEC) said: “We call on the government and employers to take urgent action. Reporting introduced in 2018 has exposed the true gap in gender […]
Student numbers have increased and university incomes with them, which has seen some vice chancellors end up with pay and benefits as […]
UNISON has led the way in using the legislation to achieve equal pay for significant numbers of low-paid women members – school staff, nursery workers, care workers […]
And as the UK marks the centenary of the first limited suffrage for women, the link to today's struggle […]
It will be the largest industrial action of its type since the Equal Pay Act was passed in the wake of the Ford machinists’ strike, immortalised in the film and stage […]
Each time, UNISON responds - and frankly the job becomes easier, because we repeat the same things. We say, time and time again […]
City Chambers rally greets council’s ratification of £548m deal to compensate for years of unequal pay
Today is Equal Pay Day – the point at which the average woman with a full-time job effectively starts working for […]
