UNISON welcomes accreditation for latest Scottish council
UNISON welcomes accreditation for latest Scottish council
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 calls for living wage and an end to age discrimination ‘built into’ minimum wage
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 mayoral candidate for Great Manchester outlines plans for a fully-integrated health and social care service
New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’
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’
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 […]
The living wage has risen to £8.75 an hour across the UK and £10.20 an hour in London
University to seek formal accreditation from Living Wage Foundation – a move which UNSION says should be copied across all UK universities
‘The agreement would mean an end at last to the government’s self-defeating and unfair 1% pay cap,’ says union
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
UNISON welcomes ‘urgently needed first step’ but says more must be done to tackle pay inequality