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They differ from the government's so-called 'national living wage', which is a rebranded minimum wage for over 25s. The announcements came at the start of Living […]

Date

5 – 11 November 2017

Location

Across the UK

The new rate for the UK is £8.75 per hour, and for London it is £10.20 per hour. Living Wage Week takes place each year during the first week of November. It is a great opportunity to raise […]

Union calls off strike ballot, for now, after health minister halts damaging move to monthly payments for health workers

For public service workers that sum was more than £21,000. Mr Anthony said that UNISON members had not had “the appetite” for strike action over pay. He added that the union was […]

Joint unions submit claim for £1 an hour pay rise and the living wage as a minimum in England

Even on the proper living wage, it would take nearly 130 years for the lowest paid employees in the water industry to earn the same as the highest paid director in the sector does in 12 months, according to new research published by UNISON today (Wednesday). This analysis of pay at the UK’s 19 water […]

Commenting on EDF Energy’s announcement today (Thursday) that the company has become a living wage employer, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “This is good news for all those staff, contractors and suppliers who will benefit from being paid the living wage. “It shows that companies can pay decent wages and remain competitive and puts […]

Conventional and unconventional approaches to recruitment debated at women’s conference

Commenting on the new living wage rates announced today (Monday) by the Living Wage Foundation of £9.40 an hour in London, and £8.25 elsewhere in the UK, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Today’s increase will be a welcome pay boost to many, but there are many people in work today who still earn much […]

The new collection of essays looks at how the minimum wage could evolve

Thousands of staff benefit – now UNISON urges colleges to follow suit Almost 2,000 employees at the University of Oxford will get a pay rise as the university becomes the largest employer in the city to sign up to the Oxford Living Wage (OLW). Staff will see their wages go up to at least £10.21 […]

Date

1 December 2016 – 28 February 2018

UNISON and its predecessors were among the first organisations in the country to support the Living Wage. There are over 1,300 employers accredited as living wage employers by the Living Wage Foundation. The Scotland government has established the living wage within all its public sector organisations. Many UNISON service groups and regions have launched living […]

July might have meant the start of the summer holidays proper, but UNISON and our members are still on the case

Lowest paid support staff receive at least £9 an hour in Cheshire West from the start of this month

South Wales accreditation means all workers on campus, including those employed by contractors, will earn at least £9 an hour