New minimum pay rates come into force for many key workers, including care staff
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New minimum pay rates come into force for many key workers, including care staff
The article New minimum wages rates take effect from today first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Union welcomes move by City, University of London, to protect incomes of outsourced catering staff
The article University agrees pay for zero-hours staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The union welcomes help announced so far by the government, but calls for further action during the pandemic
The article COVID-19 housing help ‘doesn’t go far enough,’ says UNISON…Read more…
We’re in new and unprecedented times. Bombarded with stories of a mystery virus leaving a trail of destruction throughout the world and ending up in our communities. We’re panicked, our shelves are…Read more…
Record numbers of people living in poverty show why the government must fix the gaping holes in our social safety net exposed by the coronavirus crisis.Read more…
On Thursday evening this country clapped from its doorstep for the NHS and public sector workers protecting families and saving lives
I could not be more proud of those workers and the trade…Read more…
We are all spending more time indoors at the moment. Perhaps you’re self-isolating, working from home or furloughed. Use this time to learn some thing new using an online course.Read more…
If you’re one of the workers who’ve been asked to go on furlough, make sure you know your rights.Read more…
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On this Thursday 2 April 2020 at 12 noon it will finally be over.
So now is your last chance to vote in the Labour Party Leadership elections.
Obviously there are now far more important matters to deal with than internal party elections but it is n…Read more…
All public sector workers facing a virus threat should have the kit they need
The article Promises of protective equipment alone won’t keep people safe, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
In our latest coronavirus news round-up on Tuesday (March 31) Unite has issued a call for two key sectors to urgently be supported amid the epidemic – charities and the bus industry. The…Read more…
The post The coronavirus infected self-employment chickens have come back to roost – in their millions appeared first on IER.Read more…
Coordinated response needed to protect anxious staff
The article Care workers put at risk by lack of face masks and basic safety kit, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The coronavirus pandemic has created a new reality in the United States, as it has all over the world. And coming as it has during a presidential election, it has completely upended the political…Read more…
On Friday evening we held a special virtual Cabinet meeting under the Council’s urgency rules in order to agree to ask the Courts to close Stratford Shopping centre between 8pm and 5am.
This was chaired by our Executive Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz.
It follo…Read more…
Analytical chemistry is amongst the fundamental subjects of chemistry that we’ve to teach our students. We will need to equip them together with the most basic ideas to help them learn and…Read more…
Periscope in Physics is a new addition to the well known Television show “Dancing with the Stars.” Periscope was originally created by two MIT students, Evan Williams and Chris…Read more…
The post The Coronavirus: Rights to Leave the Workplace and Strikes appeared first on IER.Read more…
In our latest coronavirus news round-up, we begin with the story that Unite members in manufacturing will play a key role in the national effort to tackle the coronavirus epidemic after a new…Read more…