Commission urged to end minimum wage age discrimination

Young workers suffer age discrimination in minimum wage rates and it should end says UNISON in TUC young workers’ month

Government to launch care investigation as MPs debate pay

The government has said it will instruct HMRC to investigate the widespread illegal underpayment of care workers, after work by UNISON and Labour MPs

Fair pay for care workers

Care UK workers take their case to Westminster as MPs debate low pay for care workers

Scottish pay consultation result

Scottish local government members vote in favour of accepting revised pay offer

Living Wage Week kicks off with new rates – and a warning

New rates set at £7.85 an hour and £9.15 in London – but UNISON warns that too many are paid well below this

Ask your MP to help end illegal pay for care workers this Wednesday

UNISON is urging members to ask their MPs to attend a debate this Wednesday (5 November) on the scandal of homeworkers being paid less than the minimum wage

Time to make work better

UNISON welcomes Smith Institute report as a step in the right direction politicians can’t ignore

Welsh NHS strike date set for Monday 10 November

UNISON Cymru/Wales has announced that NHS Wales staff will take strike action 10 November over pay, followed by four days of action short of strike action

Keep up the momentum on NHS pay

Following the successful industrial action in NHS England from 13-17 October, we need to keep the pressure on

New local government pay proposal explained

A new leaflet outlines what the Local Government Association’s latest pay proposal means for members

Members asked to sign Lord Freud petition

UNISON is calling on all disabled members, fellow members, families and friends to sign the Unions Together petition calling for the resignation of Welfare Minister Lord Freud

Britain needs a payrise – live blog

We’re marching in Belfast, Glasgow and London to show the government that we won’t stand for poverty pay any longer. Follow the live blog for the latest updates:

Act now for fair pay for homecare workers

Get your MP to sign the early day motion calling for action to pay homecare workers properly, including for travel time

Police staff to be balloted for industrial action

UNISON announces plans to ballot its police staff members in England and Wales for industrial action over a pay offer of just 1%

Taking a break for fair pay

Members working for the NHS in England continue their industrial action this week by making sure they take the breaks they’re entitled to