UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage
UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of 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
"The government must insist that bosses stop duping staff with bafflingly complex payslips. Care companies must show workers how their pay is […]
The government must tighten minimum wage regulations
Mencap has agreed to pay care workers above the national minimum wage for sleep-ins, following a successful campaign by UNISON. The charity has been in dispute with UNISON over its failure to pay care staff the minimum wage when providing on-call night care. Some carers had previously been paid a flat rate of £25 for a […]
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’s time for the government and councils to act, put a stop to the shocking treatment of this dedicated group of employees – and give our care workers, and […]
Not content with cutting in-work benefits for low paid workers the government has announced plans to make striking for higher pay even more difficult than it already is, if not completely impossible. The Institute for Fiscal Studies says that families with young children could be up to £1,000 a year worse off because of the […]
New minimum pay rates come into force for many key workers, including care staff New national minimum wage rates come into force today, bringing a pay rise for care and other workers across the country whose vital, but low-paid, work has been highlighted in the current crisis. “Today’s pay rise will make a real difference […]
New minimum pay rates come into force for many key workers, including care staff
New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’
Their use also stops care workers from building relationships with the people they care for. “The lack of regular […]
Commenting today (Monday) on the government’s new advertising campaign to raise awareness of the minimum wage among low-paid workers, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The minimum wage was introduced nearly two decades ago but still there are employers who think they’re above the law. “Rather than spend money on expensive PR campaigns, the government should […]
UNISON calls for living wage and an end to age discrimination ‘built into’ minimum wage
From today, many low-paid workers will begin to receive the so-called “national living wage” – of course, the new wage level is anything but