Category Archives: Living Wage

Policy change needed to transform Minimum Wage into Living Wage

Posted on September 27, 2015 by unitetheunion

Quarter of workers earning below decency benchmark September 27th: Speaking in advance of the Living Wage Forum being convened on Wednesday by Business and Employment Minister Gerald Nash, Unite’s Ireland Secretary Jimmy Kelly said today (Sunday 27 September) that the … Continue reading →

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Lidl must adopt Fair Play, Fair Pay policy for NI workers

Posted on September 23, 2015 by unitetheunion

Unite challenges Lidl statement that they pay all workers Northern Ireland a living wage of £7.85 September 23rd: Unite Regional Officer, Susan Fitzgerald, challenged Lidl on its policy of paying Northern Ireland workers less than the £8.20 an hour it … Continue reading →

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Understaffing and underfunding are the main barriers to Seven Day NHS in Northern Ireland

Posted on July 17, 2015 by unitetheunion

Healthcare professionals walking away in their droves over pay and pressures Northern Ireland only part of UK where workers have not received a recommended one percent pay increase July 17th: Unite National Officer with responsibility for health, Kevin McAdam, responded … Continue reading →

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Osborne’s onslaught on tax credits will disproportionately impact Northern Ireland

Posted on July 8, 2015 by unitetheunion

If adopted in Northern Ireland, plans to scrap student maintenance grants would exclude a generation of working class youth from higher education Unite will initiate a campaign to raise wages and maintain workers’ income through industrial action  July 8th: Speaking … Continue reading →

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Unite to ballot Moy Park workforce for all-out strike action over poverty pay

Posted on June 3, 2015 by unitetheunion

Management refusal to offer any pay increase results in revulsion across workforce Unite to ballot more than 3,000 workers across Northern Ireland June 3rd: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for Moy Park, Sean McKeever, has confirmed that his union will … Continue reading →

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