Companion blog to episode 5 of the UnionDays podcast. Links, signposting, background. Listen at bit.ly/UnionDays5 CONTINUE READING
Tag Low Pay Commission
Labour market regulation needs strong unions
Millions of workers rely on labour market regulation – but unions are the best guarantee of compliance CONTINUE READING
The Low Pay Commission Is Coming To Stoke
Here’s my interview with BBC Radio Stoke’s Stuart George on the Commission’s forthcoming visit to the Potteries. CONTINUE READING
Here’s the thing about Great Yarmouth……
My visit to the town last month with the Low Pay Commission showed a picture of two halves in more ways than one. Here’s my post for the Commissions’s website. https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2019/07/23/great-yarmouth-a-town-of-two-halves/ Featured image credit: http://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk… CONTINUE READING
In Hartlepool, there are problems the minimum wage can’t fix – Low Pay Commission
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is an independent body that advises the government about the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. Here’s my latest post for them, following a recent visit. There are people in the town doing great things. One of them called this piece “really challenging.” minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2019/06/17/in-hartlepool-there-are-problems-the-minimum-wage-cant-fix/ Featured image credit: minimumwage.blog.gov.uk… CONTINUE READING
Kiwi Lessons In Union Innovation
Although 12,000 miles and 13 time zones away, there are important lessons to learn from some impressive initiatives. CONTINUE READING
Lifting The Lid On The Low Pay Commission
Negotiations deliver a consensus on how far we can raise the pay rates without jeopardising employment. But this is a legal floor, not the limit of our aspirations. CONTINUE READING
Not To Blame – The National Living Wage & Toys R Us
It surely can’t be expecting too much that the ability to honour those minimum rates of pay should be hard wired into business models, but also regulatory structures too. CONTINUE READING
