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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

“Today, we’re joining UNISON to urge the Prime Minister to change minimum wage legislation. Ultimately, the government’s reforms must include properly funding […]

UNISON members working in the YOU Trust have received their first pay rise in over a decade thanks in part to the contributions of local UNISON reps such as Darren Hart and Stephanie Churchill who were involved in the negotiations from beginning to end. The pay deal is complex but perhaps the most striking aspect […]

New minimum pay rates come into force for many key workers, including care staff

“Absolutely. They're essential, it's our basic means of organisation.” Most films can’t do much more than shed light on an issue. But I, Daniel […]

UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage

Today, it’s easy to take that change for granted, but it was the result of decades of campaigning from the trade union movement – […]

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 […]

The government has made £800m available to fund the agreed Agenda for Change pay rise in England, and trusts can apply to use this money to fund pay rises for staff in their […]

Wholly-owned subsidiary pays staff less than directly-employed workers after failing to implement NHS pay rise