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Government risks paying “high political price” if it fails to tackle...
TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady will today (Monday) warn that the government that it risks paying a high political price if it fails to tackle insecurity at work. Frances, who will address a...
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Green Party: A living wage for all can help rebalance our economy
The Green Party has welcomed the Living Wage Commission’s report, which calls for the government to pay public sector workers the living wage. The Green Party considers a living wage for all – not just...
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The Green Party calls for a £10 minimum wage for all
• Minimum wage should be raised to Living Wage levels immediately • Urgent action is needed to address persistent inequality and poverty The Green Party has called for the statutory minimum wage to be...
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Modest rise in workers paid less than the Living Wage masks more...
Some 5.28 million people are paid less than the Living Wage, according to new research published today by KPMG. The latest figure indicates that 22 percent of employees now earn less than the Living...
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KPMG marks the 120th Living Wage anniversary
Sunday 8th March marks the 120th anniversary of the reporting of the first Living Wage agreement by The London County Council. This was the first recording of a London standard wage level being...
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Raising the minimum wage to the Living Wage would benefit staff and businesses
KPMG analysis shows that Raising the UK minimum wage to the Living Wage would benefit both staff and businesses KPMG has calculated, for the first time, the impact of the universal adoption of the...
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Living Wage expert says Osborne’s announcement is ‘too little, too late’ for...
With Chancellor George Osborne announcing in his Budget today that a compulsory National Living Wage of £9 an hour will be rolled out by 2020, a leading academic says this amounts to ‘jam tomorrow’ for...
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“National Living Wage” not currently a real living wage
Professor Jane Wills, who has been researching the living wage for nearly 15 years, says that while the Chancellor’s Budget announcement of a higher national minimum wage is an important step in the...
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Renters on the London living wage priced out of every postcode in the capital
• For renters on the London Living Wage, not a single London postcode can be classed as ‘affordable’ – i.e. no more than 35% of their take-home pay • Average weekly income on the London Living Wage is...
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In some parts of the UK over three-quarters of part-time women earn less than...
In some parts of the UK over three-quarters of women working part-time earn less than the Living Wage, according to new analysis published today (Wednesday) by the TUC to mark Part-time Equal Pay Day....
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Proportion of jobs on less than the living wage increases
ONS figures show proportion of jobs paid less than the living wage is on the rise Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today shows that in 2014 there were some six million employee...
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Six million Brits are earning less than a Living Wage, finds KPMG
Nearly six million UK workers earn less than the 'living wage' Some 5.84 million people are paid less than the Living Wage, according to new research published today by KPMG (Living Wage Research KPMG...
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