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 […]
Mobile workers must now be paid for all their travel time – and Ministers must plan how this will be funded
UNISON members reveal how cuts in services affect both them and the people in their care
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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 […]
Of course, the new wage level is anything but a “living wage”. It pays more than a pound less than the real living wage […]
Failure to honour the minimum wage is endemic across the care sector as many homecare workers are unpaid for the time they travel between home visits – which can be up to a fifth of their working day, says UNISON today (Thursday). The union is urging the government to end the systematic underpayment that it […]
It used to take Judith Montgomery three and a half hours to earn two hours’ pay
The government must tighten minimum wage regulations
UNISON calls for living wage and an end to age discrimination ‘built into’ minimum wage
Workers can call this in confidence if they think they are not being paid the minimum wage or need advice […]
"The government must insist that bosses stop duping staff with bafflingly complex payslips. Care companies must show workers how their pay is […]
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 […]
Ministers must stop letting bad bosses off the hook. And if the government wants to spend money on tackling low […]
Their use also stops care workers from building relationships with the people they care for. “The lack of regular […]
