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 to pay care workers minimum wage for sleep-ins
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…
Football’s cash cows?
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…
Squeezed – again
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…
Top store in under pay shock
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…
More wage pain
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…
Minimum wage rates increase
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…
Zero-hours contracts give the upper hand to unscrupulous employers, says UNISON
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…
‘Utterly shameful’
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…
Blog: If the government wants to tackle low pay, glossy adverts aren’t the answer
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…
Government needs to get tougher with the minimum wage cheats, says UNISON
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…
Thieving bosses ‘named and shamed’
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…
‘Completely unacceptable’
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…
Care firms shamed are just the tip of the iceberg, says UNISON
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…
Wage theft shocker
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…
Sleeping in their cars
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…
M&S: Happy with BA pay injustice?
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…
Excuses, excuses
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…
Minimum wage rates go up in April
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…
‘I was depressed all the time’
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…