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• UNISON wins huge settlement for school meals workers

  04-12-2023 16:36
  
  After a three-year battle, UNISON members working for a catering company in the North West have won a significant wages settlement.
  In December 2020, in the midst of the second COVID-19 lockdown, school meals staff employed by Dolce were told that their hours would be reduced by an average of 20-25%, with some as much as 40%, and others were told they would be moved to zero-hours contracts.
  Many were still expected to work the hours that they were originally contracted to do; UNISON national off
  
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• Q&A: Who could be entitled to thousands in unpaid wages?

  04-12-2023 16:09
  
  Many UK workers could be entitled to thousands of pounds unfairly taken from their pay following a landmark Supreme Court ruling in a successful challenge brought by UNISON.
  The case was between police workers (officers and staff) and their employer: the Northern Ireland police force. Formally titled Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew, the case was about underpayment of holiday pay over a period of 25 years.
  UNISON intervened in the case and the workers won. Here, the
  
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• Council funding boost will do nothing to fix deep-rooted problems in social care

  04-12-2023 13:41
  
  Commenting on the government’s announcement that councils in England will receive £40m extra to enhance social care with the aim of freeing up hospital beds today (Monday), UNISON head of social care Gavin Edwards said:
  “This is a drop in the ocean compared to the scale of the problem.
  “It will do next to nothing to fix the deep-rooted problems in social care. Anyone trying to arrange a care package knows all too well that the system is broken.
  “Instead of endless s
  
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