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Union calls off strike ballot, for now, after health minister halts damaging move to monthly payments for health workers

“We would go further,” the Labour leader said. “We would strengthen trade union and employment rights. We would be a government that says that trade unions are a force for […]

UNISON members continue the fight for fair pay and the real living wage

East Midlands council signs up to quality care and fair pay during National Carers’ Week

Joint unions submit claim for £1 an hour pay rise and the living wage as a minimum in England

John Moores joins ‘growing number’ of universities gaining accreditation as living wage employers

Outsourced cleaners ‘so happy’ as six-month campaign pays off with promise of pay rise

Even on the proper living wage, it would take nearly 130 years for the lowest paid employees in the water industry to earn the same as the highest paid director in the sector does in 12 months, according to new research published by UNISON today (Wednesday). This analysis of pay at the UK’s 19 water […]

Today we’re launching a new campaign – “Making Waves for the Living Wage” calling on all UK the water industry to sign up as accredited Living Wage employers with the Living Wage Foundation.

Labour council raises pay for lowest-paid staff to £8.39 per hour

From today, many low-paid workers will begin to receive the so-called “national living wage” – of course, the new wage level is anything but

Commenting on EDF Energy’s announcement today (Thursday) that the company has become a living wage employer, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is good news for all those staff, contractors and suppliers who will benefit from being paid the living wage. “It shows that companies can pay decent wages and remain competitive and puts […]

Conventional and unconventional approaches to recruitment debated at women’s conference

UNISON condemns growing pay gap in higher education as new report shows that senior managers’ pay grew by 3% last year

Careworker Mitsy tells her story