But we shouldn’t be under any illusion – by itself the Living Wage does not offer a long-term solution to a UK labour market characterised by low pay, persistent gender and ethnicity pay gaps, and obscene levels of inequality
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North Northants council announce they’ll pay staff the real living wage in the run up to Living Wage Week 2021
You cannot praise public service workers for keeping our communities going… while simultaneously expecting the same people to survive on poverty pay
Next government must help low-paid staff
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
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 […]
UNISON welcomes accreditation for latest Scottish council
This year it’s more important than ever to make a noise about the real living wage – a wage people can actually afford to live on – and callgon the government to put its money where its legislation is on low pay.
Health and social care partnership commits to achieving fair work, better pay and improved quality of care on eve of Living Wage Week
UNISON welcomes increase to £8.45 (outside London) and £9.75 (London) an hour at start of Living Wage Week