Category Archives: Living Wage

Unite: Lidl ‘Living Wage’ Pay decision – an all-island Fair Pay Victory!

Posted on October 8, 2015 by unitetheunion

Company u-turn demonstrates power of workers getting organised with Unite Other retailers are now ‘on notice’ – they must match Lidl’s Living Wage policy October 8th: Unite Regional Officer, Susan Fitzgerald, welcomed Lidl’s announcement that it would now include workers … Continue reading →

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Lidl dismisses worker after he questions discriminatory pay policy on Facebook

Posted on October 5, 2015 by unitetheunion

Public opinion strongly backs demand for Pay Equality, local political leaders will write to company’s German headquarters Unite has called a solidarity protest for Pay Equality outside Lidl on High Street, Belfast this Thursday (October 8th) at 5pm October 5th: … Continue reading →

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Women have borne brunt of austerity, Unite women’s conference told

Posted on October 2, 2015 by unitetheunion

Minimalist Minimum Wage increases North and South inadequate response to in-work poverty Strategies need to make Ireland a Living Wage island October 2nd: Unite’s Regional Women’s Conference is being held today. Issues of concern to working women in both the … Continue reading →

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National Minimum Wage should increase to a Living Wage for all

Posted on October 1, 2015 by unitetheunion

Unite blasts inadequacy of today’s minimum wage increase as well as Tory ‘sham’ Living Wage Employers such as Lidl must treat Northern Ireland workers on basis of equality October 1st: Jimmy Kelly, Ireland Secretary, expressed his union’s dismay at the … Continue reading →

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Living Wage roadmap needed, Unite tells forum

Posted on September 30, 2015 by unitetheunion

Event hears more than one in four workers earn below decency benchmark Unite proposes measures to ensure Living Wage becomes new Minimum Wage September 30th: Unite today participated in the Living Wage Forum convened by Jobs Minister Gerald Nash TD. … Continue reading →