Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged minimum wage

Mencap has agreed to pay care workers above the national minimum wage for sleep-ins, following a successful campaign by UNISON. The charity has been in dispute with UNISON over its failure to pay care staff the minimum wage when providing on-call night care. Some carers had previously been paid a flat rate of £25 for a […]

Care workers owed up to six years’ back pay after being paid below the minimum wage will have to wait until October for the money they are owed after a government announcement today

Recently research has proven, once again, that real wages have fallen since the financial crisis. And whilst George Osborne’s fake living wage wheeze might con some, those still struggling by on a […]

It used to take Judith Montgomery three and a half hours to earn two hours’ pay.

“Today’s pay rise will make a real difference to over a million low-paid workers across the country,” said […]

They give the upper hand to unscrupulous employers and silence employees who fear they’ll lose hours if they speak out […]

“When a care firm breaks wage laws, the chances are it’s likely to cheating more than just a handful of its workers. Pay records must be checked thoroughly so all employees get the money they are […]

"It's also not right to put the onus on employees. Many will be nervous about querying their pay for fear of having their hours reduced or worse still getting the sack. Ministers must stop […]

UNISON national minimum wage factsheet UNISON’s Andrew Anderson, who represents young members on the union’s […]

“Tens of thousands of home care workers are not even getting the minimum wage because their employers fail to pay […]

UNISON members reveal how cuts in services affect both them and the people in their care

‘We believe the Court of Appeal got this decision completely wrong and will do everything we can to reverse it’