Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged vulnerable workers

That’s because Judith was a homecare worker, and her employer had decided not to pay her for the time she spent travelling between her visits to […]

UNISON organises many cleaning staff across all sectors and Mr Prentis commented: "Our cleaners do a fantastic and vital job and they deserve recognition and […]

They seemed to live in different places, move in different circles and go to different schools. By comparison, the Britain I encountered was vibrant and diverse, with […]

UNISON reasserts the ‘ultimate goal’ for UK minimum wage policy, in its submission to the Low Pay Commission

The union is urging members and others to sign a letter making this call, which will be delivered to all five Conservative […]

Date

20 February 2017

Location

Across the UK

Date

20 February 2017 2:00pm–6:00pm

Location

Houses of Parliament

These rates are based on the minimum income standard for the UK – how much someone needs to earn for a basic but decent life. They differ from […]

The union is urging the government to end the systematic underpayment that it believes is widespread in the sector, by tweaking minimum wage regulations so employers […]

Members “are deeply concerned about the xenophobia and anti-migrant sentiment that fuelled the Vote Leave campaign and has continued to grow since,” […]

The government’s attitude to these workers has been “shocking” he said and is one of the key causes of the service’s staffing crisis. Its decision that that migrant […]

General secretary will urge the government to consult trade unions throughout negotiations to leave the European Union when he meets cabinet minister David Davis

The new rates are: 25 and over – £7.50 an hour; 21 to 24 – £7.05 an hour; 18 to 20 – £5.60 an hour; 16 to […]

Conference backed this up, adopting a policy to oppose xenophobic division and to campaign with fellow education unions and student to support colleagues from other countries […]