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New Minimum Wage Is ‘A Disgrace’, Says Unite

New Minimum Wage Is ‘A Disgrace’, Says Unite | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Unite said that it was disgraceful that the coalition had allowed wage rates for council workers to drop to the NMW level.
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We Need An £8 Minimum Wage NOW - Not Later, Say Unite

We Need An £8 Minimum Wage NOW - Not Later, Say Unite | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Independent report says £1.50 increase in minimum wage in 2015 is affordable
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UNISON | Name and shame councils if care providers ignore the minimum wage | Home

UNISON | Name and shame councils if care providers ignore the minimum wage | Home | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

UNISON has called on the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to publicly name and shame councils who commission social care employers that flout National Minimum Wage laws. 

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Government Cannot Deny ‘Growing Scandal Of In-Work Poverty’, Say Unite

Government Cannot Deny ‘Growing Scandal Of In-Work Poverty’, Say Unite | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Unite renewed calls for an immediate increase to the national minimum wage to tackle in-work poverty, following publication of a Living Wage Commission report.
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Trades Union Congress - Pay packets have nosedived since government declared cost of living crisis over

Trades Union Congress - Pay packets have nosedived since government declared cost of living crisis over | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Commenting on the latest labour market figures, published today (Wednesday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
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UNISON and Unite confirm strike ballot over NHS pay - UnionNews

UNISON and Unite confirm strike ballot over NHS pay - UnionNews | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Hundreds of thousands of health workers to be consulted over industrial action
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Trades Union Congress - More than two in five new jobs created since mid-2010 have been self-employed

Self-employment accounts for 44 per cent of the net rise in employment since mid- 2010, with pensioners, part-time workers and ‘odd-jobbers’ the fastest growing groups of Britain’s new self-employed workforce, the TUC says today (Monday) ahead of the latest employment figures published later this week.
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UNISON | Low-paid carers lobby against pay cut | Home

UNISON | Low-paid carers lobby against pay cut | Home | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

Low-paid workers who care for some of north and east London's most vulnerable people took part in a lobby for a fair deal over pay today.

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UNISON | UNISON condemns NHS pay offer as members protest | Home

UNISON | UNISON condemns NHS pay offer as members protest | Home | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
RT @unisontweets: #NHSpay UNISON condemns NHS pay offer as members protest: http://t.co/HRW0W19iYn

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REVEALED: The parts of Britain where half the jobs pay less than the Living Wage - UnionNews

REVEALED: The parts of Britain where half the jobs pay less than the Living Wage - UnionNews | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
TUC research reveals five million people in earn less than £7.65 an hour
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All in it together? Report reveals wage inequality soaring across UK - UnionNews

All in it together? Report reveals wage inequality soaring across UK - UnionNews | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

Wage inequality has soared across London and the South East over the last 13 years according to new TUC analysis published today to coincide with the beginning of the TUC’s first Fair Pay Fortnight which runs until Sunday 6 April 2014. 

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BREAKING: 340 jobs to go at Honda - UnionNews

BREAKING: 340 jobs to go at Honda - UnionNews | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Unite says it will fight for every job at Swindon plant
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Unite opens the door to NHS pay talks - UnionNews

Unite opens the door to NHS pay talks - UnionNews | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Union says it has never had such angry feedback from members
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Breaking: NHS Staff Vote To Strike Against 'Destructive' 1% Pay Offer - Unite

Breaking: NHS Staff Vote To Strike Against 'Destructive' 1% Pay Offer - Unite | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Besides the four-hour strike between 07.00 and 11.00 on 13 October, Unite members in England will be working to rule and adhering to the 37.5 hour week
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Self-Employment 'Is A Ticking Time Bomb'

Self-Employment 'Is A Ticking Time Bomb' | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Amid new data on the rise of the self-employed, a workers' union says poor pension provision is a disaster waiting to happen.
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Self-employed workers have taken the biggest hit of all in great pay squeeze

Self-employed workers have taken the biggest hit of all in great pay squeeze | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Commenting on a new analysis of self-employment published today (Wednesday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
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Job Creation 20% Below Pre-Recession Levels, New Report Shows

Job Creation 20% Below Pre-Recession Levels, New Report Shows | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
Trade Union Congress (TUC) Press Release: Inner London is the only area of the country to have a higher rate of job starts than before the recession, while job creation in some parts of the country...
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WIN: Thousands of low-paid workers receive Living Wage after union campaign - UnionNews

WIN: Thousands of low-paid workers receive Living Wage after union campaign - UnionNews | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
UNISON members accept pay offer to end long-running dispute
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UK Job Market 'Unstable' After Self-Employment Surge, Warns TUC

UK Job Market 'Unstable' After Self-Employment Surge, Warns TUC | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

The surge in Britons finding jobs is actually down to a big boost in self-employment, with pensioners, part-time workers and "odd-jobbers" becoming the fastest growing groups of the UK's new freelance workforce. According to analysis from the Trades Union Congress (TUC), self-employment has accounted for 44% of all employment growth since May 2010. 

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UNISON | UNISON demands apology over NHS Wales claims | News articles

UNISON | UNISON demands apology over NHS Wales claims | News articles | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

UNISON Cymru/Wales has called on the Prime Minister and health minister Jeremy Hunt to apologise to the NHS workforce in Wales, after a Nuffield Trust report showed that there is no evidence for the claim that health services in Wales are failing to keep pace with any other part of the 

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The truth behind zero hours contracts - UnionNews

The truth behind zero hours contracts - UnionNews | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it
80% of workers on zero-hours contracts earn less than the median hourly rate of pay for all employees, says TUC
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Privatisation, not equality jobs, is the NHS scandal – UNISON hits back at Tax Payers' Alliance - UnionNews

Privatisation, not equality jobs, is the NHS scandal – UNISON hits back at Tax Payers' Alliance - UnionNews | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

UNISON has attacked the Tax Payers’ Alliance after it described jobs in the NHS as “unnecessary”.

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Hunt treating NHS workforce ‘with contempt’ over pay

Hunt treating NHS workforce ‘with contempt’ over pay | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

Jeremy Hunt was accused today (Tuesday 1 April) of treating the 1.3 million NHS workforce ‘with contempt’ by suggesting there would be further talks on pay – when his changes are taking effect today.   

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UPDATE: "We'll strike over Royal Mail jobs if there are any compulsory redundancies" – Unite - UnionNews

UPDATE: "We'll strike over Royal Mail jobs if there are any compulsory redundancies" – Unite - UnionNews | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

Unite has said it will consider strike action in the light of this morning’s announcement that Royal Mail is to shed 1,600 jobs.

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Wage inequality soars across UK as pay gap widens - UnionNews

Wage inequality soars across UK as pay gap widens - UnionNews | Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire | Scoop.it

Wage inequality has soared across London and the South East over the last 13 years according to new TUC analysis published today to coincide with the beginning of the TUC’s first Fair Pay Fortnight which runs until Sunday 6 April 2014.

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