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
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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
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Mencap has agreed to pay care workers above the national minimum wage for sleep-ins, following a successful campaign by UNISON. The charity has been in dispute with UNISON over its failure to pay…Read more…
In the first of our new series of features on equal access for sports, Adam Heppell asks are the ticket prices clubs charge their fans good value for money? Football fans everywhere, ask…Read more…
Labour and the unions attacked the Tories’ economic record after new figures showed that workers have been hit with a renewed wage squeeze. Pay growth in early 2017 fell below inflation for…Read more…
John Lewis has long been lauded for its staff-centred approach – their employee ownership model means workers share in the profits and so have a direct connection to the value they create. But…Read more…
The largest fall in living standards since records began is set to continue — and will only further deepen — after figures released today (April 12) show rising inflation but near zero wage growth….Read more…
New minimum wage rates come into force across UK, including ‘national living wage’
The article Minimum wage rates increase first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Responding to Office of National Statistics figures published today (Wednesday) that show that the number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased to 905,000, UNISON general secretary Dave…Read more…
Coming in at 103rd out of 119 countries in a global ranking tracking wage growth since the financial crisis, the UK placed above only a handful of countries, including Greece, Sri Lanka, Jamaica and…Read more…
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…Read more…
Commenting today (Monday) on the government’s new advertising campaign to raise awareness of the minimum wage among low-paid workers, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The minimum…Read more…
Retail giant Argos faces a £1.5m fine after it was revealed yesterday (February 16) that 37,000 of its current and former workers have been illegally denied the minimum wage. The revelation…Read more…
Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner last night (February 15) spoke on the BBC One Show as it emerged that more than 300 companies have failed to pay the minimum wage, including retailer…Read more…
Commenting on the 360 employers named and shamed today (Wednesday) by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for failing to pay the national minimum wage, UNISON general…Read more…
The government needs to take much stronger action to enforce the national minimum wage, raise living standards with a real living wage and introduce sector level collective bargaining, if it is…Read more…
When British Airways first introduced its Mixed Fleet in 2010, the airline advertised wages of £17,000 to £20,000 each year on its website. But by the time Rachel* was hired and received her…Read more…
Pictured are Unite British Airways ‘mixed fleet’ cabin crew members and supporters handing in a letter to Marks and Spencer at its headquarters today (January 11), calling on the retailer to demand…Read more…
The worst excuses of bosses guilty of not paying staff the minimum wage – including “she only makes tea”, “I only pay them when customers are in the shop” and “they aren’t British so don’t have the…Read more…
UNISON calls for living wage and an end to age discrimination ‘built into’ minimum wage
The article Minimum wage rates go up in April first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
For many career cabin crew members and passengers alike, British Airways has been seen over the years as the gold standard of service. That’s why passengers pay premium ticket prices – for…Read more…