Nearly half of England’s care workers get less than real living wage, study finds

Exclusive: Campaigners say next government should match policy in Scotland and Wales ensuring adequate pay

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Real Living Wage - Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

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Rise in UK minimum wage leaves millions short of real living wage

Lowest-paid will be £1,000 short of the figure paid by some employers to reflect actual household costs

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‘It’s sad’: is the UK real living wage under threat as Capita and BrewDog pull out? | Business | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/06/uk-real-living-wage-capita-brewdog-pay

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‘It’s sad’: is the UK real living wage under threat as Capita and BrewDog pull out?

Unions and some employers push back against claims that the pay standard is unaffordable after two years of 10% rises

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BrewDog faces staff backlash after dropping real living wage pledge https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/10/brewdog-faces-staff-backlash-after-dropping-real-living-wage-pledge?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Begs a question of customers then doesn’t it, is this a company deserving of customer loyalty?
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BrewDog faces staff backlash after dropping real living wage pledge

New workers now hired on legal minimum wage and pay frozen for London bar staff amid trading losses

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"Workers on voluntary Real Living Wage see 10% pay rise"

A reminder that the Real Living Wage preceded the English government's Living Wage, formerly known as the national minimum wage. The Tories stole the unprotected name from the Living Wage Foundation.

#LivingWage #RealLivingWage #NationalMinimumWage

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67194691

Workers on voluntary Real Living Wage see 10% pay rise

The increase in the voluntary pay scheme will benefit more than 460,000 UK workers.

BBC News

Good news (albeit qualified by the continuing #costoflivingcrisis ) for #workers at firms who pay the voluntary #RealLivingWage... which will rise to a level of over £3k more than the #minimumwage set by the Govt.

Also good that the number of firms signed up to the scheme to set a high(er) voluntary floor to wages has risen from 11,000 to 14,000 in a year.

Such actions make a real difference to employees & their families!

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/24/real-living-wage-12-an-hour-cost-of-living-crisis

Real living wage rises to £12 an hour as cost of living crisis continues

The half a million workers whose employers pay the voluntary real living wage will earn £3,000 a year above the minimum wage

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Time for a change?

Independence gives every party a chance to step away from Westminster-led politics and become fully independent, on their own terms. Maybe in an independent Scotland, some of the parties who voted against #reallivingwage could start thinking about what the public actually want, rather than taking the 'oppose SNP at all costs' line. #YouYesYet

Any councillor who votes against paying #RealLivingWage - especially in a #CostOfLivingCrisis - should be taking a good look at what's driving their decision - and why they went into politics in the first place.

It shouldn't be this way. Our political figures should be there to serve the people first, not their own careers - or even their own party. Is the party whip being wielded too often, these days?