So far, much of the referendum campaigns have passed people by. Macroeconomic statistics and theoretical arguments have little relevance to their lives. So today we’re publishing new research underlining the real cost to workers. And we’ve taken a straightforward approach. As our new posters…Read more…
Worried and frustrated
Strike action on North Sea oil platforms moved a step closer today as talks over pay, proposed cuts and changes to working conditions by the Wood Group broke down. Wood Group is proposing pay…Read more…
Profits must pay
Unite has called on Royal Mail to recognise the ‘invaluable’ role its members have played in delivering today’s (May 19) five per cent increase in profits. Unite wants bosses to make an…Read more…
Pay rise? What pay rise?
Workers can expect their pay packets to stagnate until at least 2020 unless the government intervenes to help raise productivity across the country, the Chartered Institute for Personnel and…Read more…
Fair pay plea
Unite members working for Teesside oil refinery, Hertel UK, are to be balloted for industrial action in a dispute over pay. The company has been notified that workers who provide repair and…Read more…
Higher education pay offer rejected
UNISON calls on employers to begin dispute resolution procedure after offering a ‘pittance’ to staff
The article Higher education pay offer rejected first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON to consider national employer’s final pay offer 2016/17 for higher education
Employers also offer further joint work on gender pay and casualisation
The article UNISON to consider national employer’s final pay offer 2016/17 for higher education first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Middlesex University branch wins living wage commitment
Outsourced cleaners ‘so happy’ as six-month campaign pays off with promise of pay rise
The article Middlesex University branch wins living wage commitment first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
The National Living Wage: a defence
This morning’s labour market release told a similar story to what we’ve seen previously: insipid wage growth and slowly rising employment. Yet some commentators have assigned a special weight to today’s figures, take this piece in the Evening Standard on Monday for example. This is because that…Read more…
Report from GPM&IT NISC April 2016
The committee, which covers the Graphical, Paper, Media & IT industries, met Monday and Tuesday. This is a summary of some key points. I’ve not included most of the industrial detail (and some other points) in my report because not everything is appropriate to post publicly. For jargon, see…Read more…
Vocational education is letting young women down
Vocational education is confused, and does not guarantee routes into good quality employment “The current system for young people who do not follow an academic route is complex and incoherent, with confusing incentives for young people and employers. Careers advice and education are being delivered…Read more…
Council’s proposals to slash teaching assistants’ pay are disgraceful
When Durham councillors meet next week, they should think again about this senseless cut. And those councils currently considering similar action should do likewise. For our the sake of our…Read more…
Care workers continue to be denied the minimum wage
MPs praise UNISON’s campaign to support care workers who are ‘illegally’ under-paid
The article Care workers continue to be denied the minimum wage first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
UNISON welcomes IPPR Scotland report ‘Scotland pay packets down 12% in real-terms since 2009’
IPPR report confirms UNISON’s view that falling real terms pay has had a considerable negative effect on the economy.
The IPPR report which is published today (23 March 2016) confirms that, pay in Scotland has fallen in real-terms by 12%, with private sector pay falling further than public sector pay. It also confirms that had pay risen in line with expectations, the Scottish economy would be £Read more…
Select committee holds government to account over gender pay gap
Just last week, the Chancellor proudly announced in the Budget that the government was winning on the gender pay gap. He said (pretty much cutting and pasting from previous speeches): “Inequality is down; and the gender pay gap has never been smaller.” But today we are told by the Women and…Read more…
Local authority chief officers agree two-year pay deal
Pay settlement includes a commitment to produce guidance on workloads and stress
The article Local authority chief officers agree two-year pay deal first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
Help stop the illegal underpayment of homecare workers
UNISON is asking members to lobby their MPs ahead of crucial debate
The article Help stop the illegal underpayment of homecare workers first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
#Budget2016: No let up for the public services squeeze
2019/20 is shaping up to be a very tough year for public services, with enormous pressure on departmental budgets as the Chancellor attempts to achieve his budget surplus in that year. £3.5bn additional cuts to departmental budgets – excluding those protected areas of education, health,…Read more…
Community activists set out plans to tackle common problems
Low pay and attacks on terms and conditions following on from underfunding mean ‘a broken system held together by compassion and dedication of exploited workforce’
The article Community activists…Read more…
UNISON launches higher education pay campaign
Higher education conference backs call for 5% or £1,000 pay rise
The article UNISON launches higher education pay campaign first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…