Living Wage
Increase in number of people on low pay
The number of people on low pay has risen by 147,000 to 5.3 million in the last year, according to new research.
Living wage should be paid to a million more workers, says commission
A living wage for the lowest-paid staff could lead to increased productivity, reduced staff turnover and improved morale.
Miliband and the minimum wage: extending the recovery to the low paid
Ensuring that the minimum wage begins to catch up with median earnings will mean the low paid enjoying some of the benefits of the economic recovery that the affluent are seeing.
It’s time to be bold on the Living Wage
If we believe that a Living Wage should apply to all, then we must be prepared to consider how we achieve it, writes Karen Jennings.
Four ideas to solve the low pay crisis
An anonymous hotline to report employers for shady practices is just one way American activists are looking to tackle their own low pay crisis. Here are four ideas for solving our own.
19p should be the first step towards a mandatory living wage
When the National Minimum Wage is increased in the autumn, it will remain far below a living wage and will leave millions earning poverty wages.