Thirteen quid a day. Not a lot really when you take your bills, outgoings, kids’ school uniforms, gas – not to mention food – into account. It all adds up to earning around £4,700 a year.
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‘Safety first and foremost’
Workers who need to self-isolate at a Banham Poultry factory in Attleborough, Norfolk, where 75 staff have tested positive for coronavirus, must receive ‘adequate sick pay’, Unite, the UK and…Read more…
‘Safety first and foremost’
Workers who need to self-isolate at a Banham Poultry factory in Attleborough, Norfolk, where 75 staff have tested positive for coronavirus, must receive ‘adequate sick pay’, Unite, the UK and…Read more…
‘Adequate sick pay’ call
Workers who need to self-isolate at a Bakkavor dessert factory in Newark, Nottinghamshire, where there has been a coronavirus outbreak must be provided with ‘adequate sick pay’, Unite said on Tuesday…Read more…
Homerton Hospital workers secure living wage and sick pay victory
But outsourced staff still have much to right for, says UNISON
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Outsourced cleaners at Luton and Dunstable Hospital claim NHS pay victory
UNISON applauds ‘life-changing improvement for these vital workers’
The article Outsourced cleaners at Luton and Dunstable Hospital claim NHS pay victory first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
UNISON welcomes NI pledge on COVID sick pay
Department of Health will provide funding for care homes to pay staff 80% of their salary when on sick leave for coronavirus
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Frightened workers self-isolating to protect vulnerable loved ones shouldn’t be punished
Extend furlough and sick pay for those protecting loves ones
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Resolve confusion now call
Unite is urging the government to resolve a major discrepancy within the government’s job retention scheme – which could prevent thousands of workers from being furloughed.
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#SickPayForAll: Guarantee decent sick pay for every worker
This is a TUC supported petition. Many infected workers may think they cannot afford to self-isolate since their families will run out of money. The government has moved on paying Statutory Sick Pay from 1st day but this is not enough! Recently I …Read more…
Sick pay move welcome, but government must do more, says UNISON
Many low paid workers won’t benefit from rule change
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Sick pay from day one call
The threat of a coronavirus pandemic and the measures taken to contain it have exposed insecurity in the workplace as many workers face the prospect of being forced to stay home without pay. …Read more…
Government must ensure coronavirus sick pay for all workers, says UNISON
Dave Prentis writes to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions asking her to amend rules
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Hull recycling workers strike for sick pay
Branch appeals for donations to hardship fund as workers start two weeks on the picket line for sick pay from international company worth hundreds of millions
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Never forget
A candle light vigil will be held at St George’s Hall tomorrow (December 8) to remember a Liverpool hospital worker employed by ISS who tragically died this time last year, and to continue the…Read more…
Sick pay attack
Unite is urging Liverpool City Council to back a motion to be debated this Wednesday (September 20) which calls on the outsourcing giant ISS to end its attack on sick pay for hundreds of workers at…Read more…