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As Sadiq Khan approaches the halfway point in his first term, Demetrios Matheou snatched a few minutes in the whirlwind schedule of the London Mayor

As Sadiq Khan approaches the halfway point in his first term, Demetrios Matheou snatched a few minutes in the whirlwind schedule of the London Mayor

‘The agreement would mean an end at last to the government’s self-defeating and unfair 1% pay cap,’ says union.

University to seek formal accreditation from Living Wage Foundation – a move which UNSION says should be copied across all UK universities

As part of Living Wage Week 2017, UNISON has pledged £5,000 to support the city’s Living Wage Campaign

The living wage is calculated independently and is separate from the ‘national living wage’ which was a […]

One in ten council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are paid below the living wage, according to an analysis from UNISON released today (Friday). Ahead of the Living Wage Foundation’s living wage week, UNISON is calling on the government to fund councils so they can become living wage employers. If it did, it […]

Devolution is finally reaching the English regions – on 4 May, voters get to elect the first batch of ‘metro mayors’

Devolution is finally reaching the English regions – on 4 May, voters get to elect the first batch of ‘metro mayors’

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

The mayoral candidate for Great Manchester outlines plans for a fully-integrated health and social care service

If the government wants to spend money on tackling low pay, there are better alternatives – like real legal enforcement of the minimum wage to penalise unscrupulous employers and introducing a living wage low-paid workers can actually live on, a legal minimum wage worthy of the name.

  Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, Jo Stevens MP, has given her support to cleaners at the University of South Wales campaigning to be paid the ‘real’ Living Wage of £8.45 per hour. Employed by KGB Cleaning Services, staff currently receive £7.20 per hour, which they say forces them to live in poverty […]

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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 […]

Hartlepool LG UNISON Branch made Christmas a little brighter for five of its low-paid members by successfully claiming a total of over £5,000 from their employer. Since April 2016, the UNISON members, who work for a Hartlepool care provider, were paid a ‘sleep-in’ rate under that of the National Living Wage (£7.20 per hour). Negotiating […]