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The living wage has risen to £8.75 an hour across the UK and £10.20 an hour in London

One in ten council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are paid below the living wage, according to an analysis from UNISON released today (Friday). Ahead of the Living Wage Foundation’s living wage week, UNISON is calling on the government to fund councils so they can become living wage employers. If it did, it […]

Devolution is finally reaching the English regions – on 4 May, voters get to elect the first batch of ‘metro mayors’

Devolution is finally reaching the English regions – on 4 May, voters get to elect the first batch of ‘metro mayors’

New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’

The mayoral candidate for Great Manchester outlines plans for a fully-integrated health and social care service

If the government wants to spend money on tackling low pay, there are better alternatives – like real legal enforcement of the minimum wage to penalise unscrupulous employers and introducing a living wage low-paid workers can actually live on, a legal minimum wage worthy of the name.

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

The rise of food banks are the most visible face of the poverty crisis affecting the UK in 2017 – they’re the country’s new emergency service. We spent a few days at one to find out more

UNISON welcomes accreditation for latest Scottish council

It only applies to those over 25, leaving many young low paid workers stranded on poverty pay. And there’s a real risk that employers “level down” […]

The charter includes a commitment for workers to spend the time they need with clients rather than be restricted to a specific time slot and to […]

They differ from the government's so-called 'national living wage', which is a rebranded minimum wage for over 25s. The announcements came at the start of Living […]

Date

5 – 11 November 2017

Location

Across the UK

The new rate for the UK is £8.75 per hour, and for London it is £10.20 per hour. Living Wage Week takes place each year during the first week of November. It is a great opportunity to raise […]

On public service pay trends, the union notes that wages have been “held down more tightly” than general wages across […]