Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged tax credits

Only in 2020 is their income higher than it is today. The report – How a pay rise becomes an income cut – shows that although families will gain from increases in the minimum […]

It is about cooks, cleaners, hospital porters, refuse collectors and teaching assistants. It is about the people who drive buses for children with special needs, PCSOs […]

UNISON general secretary welcomes new language of opposition at TUC congress in Brighton today

Research from UNISON reveals the scale of the impact that the government’s plans on tax credits will have

“Many may get a pay rise from the government’s ‘national living wage’, but will end up losing more than they gain […]

With flags, banners, hand-painted slogans and placards declaring "I'm proud to be in UNISON", they made their feelings known […]

They know they are and that’s why they keep hiding behind misleading numbers. It’s high time they came clean over the […]

“Peers have now given the government a chance to think again, and the Chancellor should grasp that opportunity with both hands. “Mums and dads – who are […]

A chance he should grasp with both hands. The government chose to try and cut tax credits through a "statutory instrument" rather than a […]

That's why UNISON launched a campaign against the plans and will continue the campaign until it wins a full victory. “The vote on tax credits is a […]

This average loss per tax credit household of £1,300 could see businesses and high streets suffer as families have much less money to spend. Although last month’s vote in […]

“The government must now do more to encourage employers to pay staff more – at least the real living wage of £8.25 an hour. This would make a difference to the […]

But low pay still looms large for UNISON members. Kati Conway has just finished a short day at work, so she […]

As a single mum I didn’t know how I was going to provide for my family without them. And it wasn’t just going to affect me – it had such severe consequences for my friends, some of my […]

Thanks to a campaign initiated and led by UNISON, plans that would have taken money from the pockets of those most in need were […]