COVID-19 Training: 100s of workers join the UVW online
Today, hundreds of UVW Spanish speaking members joined a groundbreaking online session entitled “Knowing your rights in times of COVID-19”. The participatory online session…
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UPDATE: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme further clarification
Some further clarification on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as it pertains to members. Payment dates The Furlough portal will be open and working…
UPDATE: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and furlough status
There’s been an update as of today on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. We have pulled out the relevant information for our members as…
Lawyers call for immediate leave to remain for all migrants amidst COVID-19 chaos
Legal Sector Workers United (LSWU), part of the trade union, United Voices of the World (UVW), have today called for all migrants – irrespective…
UVW’s response to new eviction legislation
Yesterday, the government was forced to offer proper temporary protection from eviction. Previously they only extended the notice period from 2 to 3 months…
Government announces Self-Employed Income Support Scheme
The government has announced a new scheme that will pay self-employed people a taxable grant worth 80% of average monthly income, capped at £2,500pm.…
UVW call to employers to stop sacking or to rehire any sacked workers now
UVW is calling on all employers which have sacked, or were thinking of sacking their workers because of Coronavirus to immediately rehire them, or…
Response to the government’s commitment to workers’ wages
The government’s bid to save jobs by offering employers grants equivalent to 80% of their workers’ wages up to £2,500 per month for up…