Private company Compass claims it can’t afford an 82p pay rise despite generating £1.7bn in profit and paying their boss £4.6m
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NHS workers who do overtime on a regular basis or frequently work beyond their normal shifts should now have these extra hours taken into account when their holiday pay is calculated, as a result of a landmark court victory by UNISON today (Monday). The Court of Appeal judgment found in favour of a paramedic and […]
Catering workers at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have won their pay battle after two days of strike action, says UNISON. Their employer Sodexo had previously refused to give its workers the same pay rise as the one agreed last year for health staff directly employed by the NHS. But after two days […]
Moves toward industrial action ballot see Manchester hospital’s facility staff welcome in the new year with a pay boost
There was no lying on sun-loungers for UNISON or many of our members involved in key struggles at work
June saw a number of highlights for the union and our members glisten in the early summer sunshine
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.
This is just the beginning of better pay for NHS staff, conference delegates hear as they vote in favour of ‘biggest pay rise in 15 years’ and Agenda for Change reform
‘NHS staff and their families need a pay award that stops the rot’
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth launches triple promise and warns: ‘The future of the NHS is at stake in this election’
Responding to a TUC analysis published today (Friday) that found emergency service workers have suffered real pay cuts of up to £3,300 since 2011, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Every year emergency service workers put their lives on hold so the rest of us can enjoy the festive season. “We know they are there […]
UNISON puts the case for fair pay for the 2017/18 pay round
The government needs to inject £280m into the NHS by the end of the decade, or ministers will breach minimum wage laws, unions warn
Union calls off strike ballot, for now, after health minister halts damaging move to monthly payments for health workers
Statement from UNISON Northern Ireland head of bargaining and representation Anne Speed