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Real living wage rises to £9/£10.55
The real living wage – the amount a person needs to earn to afford basic living costs – has increased by 25p to £9 an hour outside of London and by 35p to £10.55 in the capital.
BME doctors overlooked for top posts, research suggests
Signs of racial discrimination have been found within the NHS after research discovered that black and minority ethnic (BME) doctors are less like to be appointed as consultants than white colleagues, despite the fact they are more likely to apply for the posts.
Precarious workers ‘fight back’
Last week, hundreds of people marched through London to demand fair pay and working conditions under the banner 'Precarious Workers Fight Back'.
5,000 workers benefit from Unison holiday pay win
Thousands of workers for Greenwich Council are set to receive compensation for unfair holiday pay after public sector union Unison won a five-year court battle.
Autumn budget gives little to the many and more to the few
Theresa May's promise that the Autumn budget would signal the "end of austerity" was viewed with suspicion from the very start, and for many, Chancellor Philip Hammond's speech yesterday only reinforced their view that the government won't put its money where its mouth is when it comes to public services.
Over one in five workers paid less than cost of living, research shows
More than one in five workers are now being paid less than the "real" living wage, according to new research from the Living Wage Foundation.
Uber leaves drivers ‘£18,000 Out Of Pocket’ as it fights legal judgment
Uber has left its drivers £18,000 out of pocket over the last two years as it continues to fight an Employment Tribunal judgment that its drivers are "workers", not "independent contractors", and therefore eligible for basic rights like the minimum wage and holiday pay.
Govt ignored warnings public sector pay cap would push children into poverty, document reveals
The government ignored warnings that the public sector pay cap would push children in working families below the poverty line, a new document uncovered by GMB has revealed.
One in four care workers have no time to bathe service users, shocking new research finds
Over a quarter of care workers are not able to provide for the basic needs of service users because they are not given the time to do so, devastating new research has revealed.
VIDEO: Professor Ruth Dukes on equal pay for work of equal value
Ruth Dukes, Professor of Labour Law at Glasgow University, spoke at a 8,000-strong strike of female council workers in Glasgow this week, explaining how current equal pay for work of equal value laws had let them down and recommending how the law can be changed.
Medical couriers ‘in physical danger’ due to poor working conditions
Medical couriers report that poor working conditions are leaving them in serious danger on the road and injured workers are returning to duties too quickly because they cannot afford the time off.
Police to take govt to court over pay
The Police Federation has begun legal proceedings against the Home Office after the department failed to deliver the pay rise recommended by an independent body the set up to set wages for two years in a row.
