New legal minimum more than the current lowest hourly rate in some public services
national minimum wage
The new collection of essays looks at how the minimum wage could evolve
Speakers highlight how national minimum wage and national living wage rates are not keeping up with inflation, and say that poor sick pay means sick workers going to work
Extra cash is little comfort after universal credit cut and national insurance rise
Labour’s move to close legal loophole is welcome
Call comes after the government ‘names and shames’ companies in England and Wales for flouting minimum wage legislation
New minimum pay rates come into force for many key workers, including care staff
The acclaimed director and his writer Paul Laverty speak about ‘Sorry We Missed You’, about a care worker and a delivery driver at the end of their tether
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UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage
Twenty years on from the bold, landmark decision to establish a National Minimum Wage, it is time for a new landmark – a real Living Wage for all, regardless of age, that everyone in work can afford to live on. Doing so would meet the original aim of the National Minimum Wage – a decent salary for all. And that is what our union will continue to fight for.
Union says stewards need to make sure employers are paying the proper amounts when the new wage rates come into force on 1 April
The government must reverse its cuts to universal credit so that workers are allowed to keep more of the money they earn every month, says UNISON today (Thursday). Millions of workers on the minimum wage will only see a fraction of any increase, says the union, unless their monthly work allowance goes up too. This […]
Industrial action vote follows offer of 2% – well below Agenda for Change agreement – for workers transferred to NHS subco
Wholly-owned subsidiary pays staff less than directly-employed workers after failing to implement NHS pay rise
‘We believe the Court of Appeal got this decision completely wrong and will do everything we can to reverse it’