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30 September 2011
Retail and distribution Union Usdaw has welcomed the latest increase in the National Minimum Wage and the introduction of new rights for agency workers which will come into force this Saturday 1 October.
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7 April 2011
The shopworkers Union Usdaw has welcomed the Government's decision to accept the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission and increase all four rates of the National Minimum Wage.
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1 October 2010
The shopworkers Union Usdaw has welcomed today’s increase in the National Minimum Wage and has again called on the Coalition Government to commit to an annual review and increase of all rates.
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16 September 2010
Speaking at the Fair Pay Network’s (FPN) fringe meeting at TUC Congress, John Hannett, Usdaw General Secretary, urged delegates to remember that organising and recruiting workers into trade unions is a core part of the fight against low pay.
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14 September 2010
The shopworkers union Usdaw has secured the backing of the TUC for a campaign to protect the National Minimum Wage and in particular the new National Minimum Apprenticeship rate which comes into force on 1 October this year.
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8 July 2010
The Coalition Government has just launched an on-line public consultation which they say is part of their ‘commitment to cutting red tape, repealing unnecessary laws and supporting civil liberties’.
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22 June 2010
The shopworkers union Usdaw has welcomed the Coalition Government's decision to accept the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission and increase all three rates of the National Minimum Wage.
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25 March 2010
Shopworkers union Usdaw has warmly welcomed the Government's decision to accept the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission and increase all three of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) hourly rates.
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16 September 2009
Today, TUC congress in Liverpool supported Usdaw’s call for strengthening of the national minimum wage.
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11 June 2009
Tory MPs are continuing to promote a Bill to abolish the minimum wage, which is due to be debated tomorrow.