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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 185) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...10 next 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. Heart Unions Week: Usdaw’s New Deal for Workers is the best way to tackle the cost of living crisis 13 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is celebrating achievements for members during TUC ‘Heart Unions’ Week (13 – 19 February), highlighting the benefits of being in union membership. Usdaw’s New Deal for Workers campaign was launched with the aim of delivering improved pay and rights for workers. Budget 2023: Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers and a retail recovery plan 06 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has made a formal representation to HM Treasury for measures to be included in the 2023 Spring Budget on 15 March. Another Tory growth plan that fails to recognise the need for a new deal for workers says Usdaw 27 January 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has described the latest Tory growth plan as disappointing, but not surprising that they fail to recognise the need to deliver a new deal for workers. The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out his four pillars of economic growth in a speech at Bloomberg today: enterprise, education, employment and everywhere. ‘Fire and rehire’ should be banned not given a code of practice says Usdaw 25 January 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has responded to the Government’s proposed code of practice on ‘fire and rehire’ with deep disappointment. ‘Fire and rehire’ refers to when an employer dismisses an employee and offers to re-engage them on a new contract with less-favourable terms. Double-digit inflation continues to devalue wages – Usdaw calls for Government action and a new deal for workers 18 January 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw continues to call for a new deal for workers to help struggling families with the cost of living crisis, because wages are still being devalued by rising prices. Today the Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate of inflation dipped slightly to 13.4% and the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate to 10.5%. Sainsbury’s and Argos pay boost to £11 per hour is welcomed by Usdaw 04 January 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the company’s additional support for Sainsbury’s and Argos shopworkers in the midst of a cost of living crisis. Inflation rate dip is no comfort for those struggling to make ends meet says Usdaw, we need a new deal for workers 14 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw continues to call for a new deal for workers to help struggling families deal with cost of living crisis, because wages are still being devalued by rising prices. Today the Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate of inflation dipped slightly to 14% and the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate to 10.7%. Three-quarters of low-paid workers cannot afford to take sick leave – an Usdaw survey finds 05 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw continues to call for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) reform following the union’s survey finding that 76% of respondents cannot afford to take sick leave, rising to 9 in 10 for those on in-work benefits, because of the cost of living crisis and very low SSP at just £99.35 a week. Usdaw surveyed over 7,500 members, who are mainly low-paid key workers in retail. Paying a lower minimum wage to young workers is unfair – Usdaw calls for an end to rip-off youth rates 02 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw again calls for young workers to be paid a higher minimum wage after TUC research suggests 900,000 under-21-year-olds were being left ‘massively out of pocket’, with young people losing an average of £2,800 every year. Autumn Budget 2022: Workers punished for Tory economic failures with too little help too late says Usdaw 17 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has responded to today Autumn Budget with disappointment that low-paid working people face below inflation income increases nowhere near enough to help with the cost of living crisis. Displaying results 61 - 100 (of 185) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...10 next
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