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‘We believe the Court of Appeal got this decision completely wrong and will do everything we can to reverse it’

To show how much of the money that ministers claim is helping workers on low pay is actually ending up back in the hands of the government, UNISON is looking for people […]

The issue comes after two employment tribunal cases over how much care workers providing overnight care to vulnerable people and ‘sleeping in’ should be paid. This ruled […]

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

Claims for back pay could cost the sector £400m according to Mencap. UNISON believes care workers should be paid at least the minimum wage for work they have already done and employers should foot […]

Union will seek to use Agenda for Change to protect apprentice pay and conditions

New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’

Care companies must show workers how their pay is calculated and prove that at the very least they’re earning a legal wage […]

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 […]

Workers can call this in confidence if they think they are not being paid the minimum wage or need advice […]

UNISON calls for living wage and an end to age discrimination ‘built into’ minimum wage

It states: “Local government contains the largest pool of low-paid workers directly employed by the public sector. But low pay is vastly extended across the public sector by […]

Judith is one of the estimated tens of thousands of homecare workers not being paid for their travel time. Homecare workers spend their entire day making visits to […]

Confusing wage slips mean workers struggle to see how they are being paid, so it’s difficult for them to challenge their employers […]

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