Announcement comes as Manchester University becomes 5000th living wage employer and UNISON names and shames colleges over pay
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Union says stewards need to make sure employers are paying the proper amounts when the new wage rates come into force on 1 April

More than 300 staff will gain as area’s second-largest employer makes the move

Announcement of new rates marks the start of Living Wage Week

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

April may have started with the Easter holidays but there was no rest for UNISON staff, activists and members. And there was only one issue on everyone’s mind – pay.

UNISON welcomes ‘urgently needed first step’ but says more must be done to tackle pay inequality

As Sadiq Khan approaches the halfway point in his first term, Demetrios Matheou snatched a few minutes in the whirlwind schedule of the London Mayor

As Sadiq Khan approaches the halfway point in his first term, Demetrios Matheou snatched a few minutes in the whirlwind schedule of the London Mayor

‘The agreement would mean an end at last to the government’s self-defeating and unfair 1% pay cap,’ says union.