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Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 61 - 100 (of 195) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...10 next Low Pay Commission to hear Usdaw’s evidence for a minimum wage of at least £12 and an end to rip-off youth rates 12 July 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is to give oral evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) on Thursday 13 July about minimum wage rates. The LPC is continuing their annual consultation process ahead of making recommendations to the Government this autumn about the new minimum wage rates, which are expected to come into force on 1 April 2024. Government warned by Usdaw not to water down workers’ rights by failing to retain EU employment law 11 July 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has responded to a Department of Business and Trade consultation on retained European Union (EU) employment law reforms; warning Ministers not to use Brexit as an opportunity to water down UK workers’ rights. Low Pay Commission visits Belfast: Usdaw will give evidence for a minimum wage of at least £12 and an end to rip-off youth rates 06 July 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is taking a group of Northern Irish workers to give evidence on minimum wage rates to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) at a hearing in Belfast today (6 July). The LPC’s annual evidence gathering helps form the recommendations they will make to the Government this autumn about the new minimum wage rates, which are expected to come into force on 1 April 2024. STUC Youth Conference 2023: Usdaw seeks to tackle sexual harassment and the impact of the cost of living crisis 30 June 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of young members, reps and officials attending the annual Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Youth Conference in Glasgow on 1 and 2 July. The union is seeking to tackle the higher risk of sexual harassment young workers face, along with the impact of the cost of living crisis and calls for a new deal for young workers. Cost of living crisis continues with double-digit inflation impacting incomes – Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers 21 June 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling for the Government to address the cost of living crisis, after today’s statistics show that wages continue to be devalued by double-digit inflation. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate dipped slightly to 11.3% and has now been in double-digits for over a year, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) remained the same at 8.7%. Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill is a small step in the right direction but not enough to tackle insecure employment says Usdaw 16 June 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has branded a Government backed private members bill a very small step in the right direction, but not enough to tackle the growing problem of insecure work and one-sided flexibility in the UK labour market. Minimum wage of at least £12 and an end to rip-off youth rates – Usdaw gives evidence to the Low Pay Commission 14 June 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has provided written evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) on minimum wage rates. The LPC’s annual call for evidence will help shape the recommendations they will make to the Government this autumn about the new minimum wage rates, which are expected to come into force on 1 April 2024. Energy bills remain high and rocketing food prices show the Government must do more to help with the cost of living crisis says Usdaw 25 May 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has again called on the Government to intervene further in tackling the cost of living crisis, which is severely impacting low-paid workers. Today Ofgem has announced a reduction in the cap on the unit price of gas and electricity, which means that the average household, on a duel-fuel direct debit, will pay £2,047 in energy bills in the coming year. Rising prices continue to devalue wages – Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers to help with the ongoing cost of living crisis 24 May 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling for the Government to address the cost of living crisis, after today’s statistics show that wages continue to be devalued by double-digit inflation. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate dipped slightly to 11.4% and has now been in double-digits for over a year, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) also fell to 8.7%. International Workers’ Day: Usdaw continues to call for a New Deal for Workers 01 May 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is marking International Workers’ Day (1 May) by renewing the call for a New Deal for Workers to help those in low-paid insecure employment cope with the continuing cost of living crisis, many of whom are key workers. In-work benefits reform demanded by Usdaw to help workers deal with the cost of living crisis 26 April 2023 Delegates at the annual conference of retail union Usdaw has backed calls for reform of Universal Credit so that it doesn’t penalise workers who take on more hours, provides more assistance with childcare costs and properly supports workers through the ongoing cost of living crisis. Usdaw renews the call for a new deal for workers on pay and employment rights 24 April 2023 By Paddy Lillis – Usdaw General Secretary Rocketing food prices continue to devalue wages – Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers to help with the ongoing cost of living crisis 19 April 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling for the Government to address the cost of living crisis, after today’s statistics show that wages continue to be devalued by double-digit inflation. The Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate dipped slightly to 13.5% and has now been in double-digits for a year. Against predictions to the contrary, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) also remained in double figures at 10.1%. Minimum wage increase not enough in a cost of living crisis, we need a new deal for workers says Usdaw 31 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is disappointed that low-paid workers will not receive a minimum wage increase that will provide a wage they can live on. Tomorrow’s increase in the so-called National Living Wage to £10.42 an hour doesn’t meet Usdaw’s call for at least £12 per hour immediately, as a step to £15, or the real living wage rate of £10.90. TUC Young Workers’ Conference 2023: Usdaw calls for a New Deal for Workers 31 March 2023 Retail trade union has a delegation of reps and officials attending this year’s annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) Young Workers’ Conference this weekend at Congress House in London. The union is calling for a new deal for young workers and action to support young working carers to help deal with the cost of living crisis. Persistently high price increases continue to devalue wages – Usdaw calls for action to help struggling workers with the cost of living crisis 22 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling for the Government to address the cost of living crisis, after last week’s Budget failed to make a real difference to the lowest paid. Usdaw demands a new deal for workers to end poverty pay and insecure employment. Single Parents’ Day 2023: Usdaw celebrates the work of Gingerbread and highlights the issues working single parents face 21 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is today recognising Single Parents’ Day by celebrating the role and work of Gingerbread, the leading national charity that has been working with and campaigning on behalf of single parent families since 1918. The union is also using the day to highlight the pressures working single parents face and the need for a new deal for workers on pay and employment rights. Universal Credit needs fundamental reform - Usdaw says the Government has failed to tackle the childcare crisis 12 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw says the Government’s proposals on Universal Credit fall well-short of the fundamental overhaul needed to fix the childcare crisis and support working people. Labour puts good and well-paid jobs at the core of their economic mission – Usdaw welcomes the commitment to a new deal for workers 27 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Keir Starmer setting out the details of Labour’s mission to secure the highest sustained growth in the G7. The Labour leader has identified the need for growth to improve living standards and reduce poverty, which includes the creation of more and better-paying jobs. Ten months of double-digit inflation continues to devalue wages – Usdaw calls for action in next month’s Budget to help struggling workers 15 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling for the Government to address the cost of living crisis in next month’s Budget after today’s statistics show that wages continue to be devalued by double-digit inflation. Displaying results 61 - 100 (of 195) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...10 next
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