The new minimum rates that every employee must be legally paid from today are: adult rate (21 and over) is £6.31 an hour, an increase of 12p; the rate for 18-20 year olds is £5.03 an […]
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UNISON regions and branches are rising to the challenge of stepping up our recruitment campaign
UNISON is launching a unique scheme to increase the help that it gives members in financial difficulty, and challenge the rise of the pay-day lenders
Number of workers paid less than the living wage is up by 1.4 million since 2009
Help our research to uncover the effect austerity is having, whether you are an LGBT service user or working providing services
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Delegates at UNISON’s local government conference completed their conference this afternoon with a series of debates around equalities issues and the cuts
Local government conference calls for proper apprenticeships with living wage and real training
Labour's Sandra Osborne has tabled an early day motion drawing attention to the review, highlighting the value of […]
A slight fall in UK jobless figures masks a dismal picture for the West Midlands, says UNISON
UNISON members fight back against swingeing cuts to Birmingham Connexions service
Yesterday was International Workers’ Day, and Ryan Jones, the chair of the UNISON national young members forum, addressed the Welsh Assembly on young workers
Mining communities in Scotland took part in a new film charting the impact of the General Strike on their lives, to be screened tonight in London
Survey of young people shows that 93% do not think that the government is doing enough to help them to cope with the recession