UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage
UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage
Twenty years on from the bold, landmark decision to establish a National Minimum Wage, it is time for a new landmark – a real Living Wage for all, regardless of age, that everyone in work can afford to live on. Doing so would meet the original aim of the National Minimum Wage – a decent salary for all. And that is what our union will continue to fight for.
While MPs got lost down the rabbit hole, UNISON and its members kept their focus on the many other problems afflicting Britain’s workers
University’s move comes just days after University of Manchester becomes 5,000th living wage employer
Announcement comes as Manchester University becomes 5000th living wage employer and UNISON names and shames colleges over pay
Union says stewards need to make sure employers are paying the proper amounts when the new wage rates come into force on 1 April
More than 300 staff will gain as area’s second-largest employer makes the move
Announcement of new rates marks the start of Living Wage Week
New living wage rates are announced on 5 November as part of living wage week – and UNISON has plenty of material available if you plan any recruitment activity around the issue
April may have started with the Easter holidays but there was no rest for UNISON staff, activists and members. And there was only one issue on everyone’s mind – pay.
UNISON welcomes ‘urgently needed first step’ but says more must be done to tackle pay inequality
As Sadiq Khan approaches the halfway point in his first term, Demetrios Matheou snatched a few minutes in the whirlwind schedule of the London Mayor
As Sadiq Khan approaches the halfway point in his first term, Demetrios Matheou snatched a few minutes in the whirlwind schedule of the London Mayor
‘The agreement would mean an end at last to the government’s self-defeating and unfair 1% pay cap,’ says union.
University to seek formal accreditation from Living Wage Foundation – a move which UNSION says should be copied across all UK universities