But we shouldn’t be under any illusion – by itself the Living Wage does not offer a long-term solution to a UK labour market characterised by low pay, persistent gender and ethnicity pay gaps, and…Read more…
Council decision helps mark 20 years of the real living wage
North Northants council announce they’ll pay staff the real living wage in the run up to Living Wage Week 2021
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Blog: Why we’ll never stop fighting for a real living wage for all
You cannot praise public service workers for keeping our communities going… while simultaneously expecting the same people to survive on poverty pay
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Living wage rises to £9 an hour – and £10.55 in London
Announcement of new rates marks the start of Living Wage Week
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Living wage week – a recruitment opportunity
New living wage rates are announced on 5 November as part of living wage week – and UNISON has plenty of material available if you plan any recruitment activity around the issue
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New living wage rates announced
The living wage has risen to £8.75 an hour across the UK and £10.20 an hour in London
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One in ten council workers paid below the living wage, says UNISON
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…Read more…
North Ayrshire – a living wage employer
UNISON welcomes accreditation for latest Scottish council
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This Living Wage Week, we must fight for the real Living Wage
This year it’s more important than ever to make a noise about the real living wage – a wage people can actually afford to live on – and calling on the government to put their money where their…Read more…
Inverclyde signs up to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter
Health and social care partnership commits to achieving fair work, better pay and improved quality of care on eve of Living Wage Week
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New living wage rates announced
UNISON welcomes increase to £8.45 (outside London) and 39.75 (London) an hour at start of Living Wage Week
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