Home health care worker and an elderly couple

UNISON publishes report on the future of the minimum wage

The new collection of essays looks at how the minimum wage could evolve

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Doreen Davies addressing conference

Delegates back calls for improved pay and sick pay

Speakers highlight how national minimum wage and national living wage rates are not keeping up with inflation, and say that poor sick pay means sick workers going to work

Article on the UNISON National site.

Minimum wage rise – low-income families need boost now

Extra cash is little comfort after universal credit cut and national insurance rise

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Exploitation of care workers must end, says UNISON

Labour’s move to close legal loophole is welcome

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.
Elderly woman with carer

UNISON urges councils to ensure care staff are properly paid

Call comes after the government ‘names and shames’ companies in England and Wales for flouting minimum wage legislation

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
British coins and notes

New minimum wages rates take effect from today

New minimum pay rates come into force for many key workers, including care staff

News on the UNISON National site.

Ken Loach’s powerful new film on the plight of precarious workers

The acclaimed director and his writer Paul Laverty speak about ‘Sorry We Missed You’, about a care worker and a delivery driver at the end of their tether

One wage for all ages

UNISON launches #OneWageAnyWage campaign is it celebrates 20 years of the national minimum wage

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Blog: Fighting for a real Living Wage for all, 20 years on from the national minimum wage

Twenty years on from the bold, landmark decision to establish a National Minimum Wage, it is time for a new landmark – a real Living Wage for all, regardless of age, that everyone in work can afford to live on. Doing so would meet the original aim of the National Minimum Wage – a decent salary for all. And that is what our union will continue to fight for.

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.
British coins and notes

UNISON urges vigilance as new minimum wages rates are due

Union says stewards need to make sure employers are paying the proper amounts when the new wage rates come into force on 1 April

Article, News on the UNISON National site.