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UNISON urges government to end national scandal over homecare minimum wage cheats    

Most homecare employees work in isolation and rarely see colleagues so it’s difficult for them to compare their experiences. And even when […]

News, Press release on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.

Homecare workers, illegal payments and when the sums just don’t add up

It used to take Judith Montgomery three and a half hours to earn two hours’ pay.

Magazine on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges government to end national scandal over homecare minimum wage cheats

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 […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

This isn’t a “living wage” – it’s a rebranded 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

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Across our country those who the vulnerable rely upon are being let down

Vitally important care workers are being paid far less than the absolute basic minimum that they should receive: nearly 20 years on from the establishment of a minimum wage in this country, that should be a source of national embarrassment

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Help stop the illegal underpayment of homecare workers

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

The truth about the cuts: the social worker

UNISON members reveal how cuts in services affect both them and the people in their care

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON comment on EU court ruling on travel time to work

Commenting on the ruling today (Thursday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “This case rightly demonstrates that mobile workers must […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Benefits and ballots – Government puts the boot into workers’ rights

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 […]

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.