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UNISON has worked hard to raise this issue in Parliament, and the union would like as many MPs as possible […]

Confusing wage slips mean workers struggle to see how they are being paid, so it’s difficult for them to challenge their employers […]

If caught out for failing to pay for travel time, firms seldom make amends and correct the payments across the whole of the workforce. Judith Montgomery’s case highlights the issue of unpaid […]

It states: “Local government contains the largest pool of low-paid workers directly employed by the public sector. But low pay is vastly extended across the public sector by […]

UNISON has consistently campaigned for the independent living wage rates, announced by the Living Wage Foundation and Greater London mayor and calculated on the […]

The government has launched its campaign to raise awareness of the increase in national minimum wage rates – and the so-called national living wage – which will come into force on 1 April. The new rates are: 25 and over – £7.50 an hour; 21 to 24 – £7.05 an hour; 18 to 20 – […]

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1 December 2016 – 28 February 2018

UNISON and its predecessors were among the first organisations in the country to support the Living Wage. There are over 1,300 employers accredited as living wage employers by the Living Wage Foundation. The Scotland government has established the living wage within all its public sector organisations. Many UNISON service groups and regions have launched living […]

Commenting on the 360 employers named and shamed today (Wednesday) by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for failing to pay the national minimum wage, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This list fails to shame the larger care firms who are equally guilty of denying staff a fair wage. Those in the spotlight today are just […]

New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’

Union will seek to use Agenda for Change to protect apprentice pay and conditions

UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Charities and care companies have bid for contracts for years knowing they should be paying at least the national minimum wage […]

Care workers owed up to six years’ back pay after being paid below the minimum wage will have to wait until October for the money they are owed after a government announcement today

Government move a ‘cruel blow’ to carers denied the minimum wage for sleep-ins

UNISON is looking for people who are on the national minimum wage – currently £7.50 an hour – and who also get universal credit

That decided in favour of an appeal from mental health charity and care provider, Mencap, against an employment appeal tribunal decision in April 2017. UNISON took the […]