The Tories are refusing to name and shame care companies caught cheating workers out of pay
HMRC’s own inspections show nearly half of care companies are failing to pay the minimum wage. Yet the government are refusing to name and shame them. Why?
Unison
Outsourced workers won a major victory at a London university
Following an epic eleven year campaign, all 120 outsourced staff at SOAS will be brought in-house and given better working conditions
Failing privatised probation services must be nationalised, say unions
Firms are being bailed out with public money amid a rise in serious offenses under privatisation.
The government is being pummelled in the courts, and it’s brilliant to watch
They’ve lost three high-profile cases in the High Court, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in the last fortnight alone.
Tribunal fees to be scrapped following Unison Supreme Court challenge
From today, no one will have to pay to challenge mistreatment by bosses after a long battle by unions.
New inflation figures show ‘cost of living squeeze’ set to continue, say unions
Inflation has fallen, but the cost of living in Britain is still rising faster than wages
The Tories are trying to sneak through privatising a key part of the NHS
NHS Professionals saves our health service millions of pounds each year. The government are hoping they can sell it off with almost no scrutiny.
MPs back ‘bill of rights’ for social care workers to fight low pay and job insecurity
Nearly half of homecare workers leave their jobs within a year
Women to protest ‘historic wrong’ of pension delays amid calls for compensation
Unison joins demo as MP says women are ‘destitute’ after changes
Government should extend the Surrey social care deal to every English council – UNISON
Councils currently keep half of the rates they collect