The government must increase statutory maternity pay to £364.70 a week so new mothers are not forced back to work too early, say UNISON and Maternity Action today.
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More than a quarter (26%) of women employed in schools, hospitals, care homes, town halls, police stations and other key services in the South West have had their requests to work flexibly denied.
A proper pay rise for NHS staff in England this year is essential if there is to be any hope of filling the huge vacancies hole and stopping waiting lists from spiralling, says UNISON.
Staff at the Victoria Education Centre, run by charity Livability, bounced on the picket line as they ramped up their campaign for fair pay.
Hundreds of the lowest-paid workers at North Devon District Hospital will take two days of strike action this month after being denied a pay rise worth at least £1,655.
Health workers at seven Wiltshire hospitals will take strike action on Wednesday 14 February after being denied a pay rise worth at least £1,655.
Photo round up: Plymouth Marjon University workers took a further day of strike action today in their long-running dispute over pay.
UNISON responds to announcement from Helen Whately that migrant care staff coming to the UK will be banned from bringing family with them.
Plymouth Marjon University workers, including maintenance staff, IT technicians, administrators, and library staff, will take a further day of strike action over pay.
On Saturday 27 January, around 5,000 people took to the streets of Cheltenham against the Tories’ new anti-strike laws.
Councils need proper and sustained funding, not panicked quick fixes to keep the wolf from the door in an election year.
The cash could have funded a proper pay rise for NHS staff who risked their lives to keep patients safe during the pandemic.