In Birmingham, a quarter of all workers get paid less than the
living wage - and that rises to 30 per cent among women.
The
Living Wage Movement Aotearoa New Zealand today announced the DCC had become an accredited
living wage employer.
As part of the accreditation, Mr Richardson will join a
Living Wage hospitality steering group to help increase wages for some of Scotland's lowest paid workers.
Nationally, over 5,200 employers choose to pay the Real
Living Wage to all their staff.
"But around six million workers still earn less than the real
Living Wage and struggle to keep their heads above water.
"We commend the college for finding a way to ensure that the low paid staff are now being paid the
living wage without further delay, and urge other colleges in the sector to follow this example.
Read said it was committed to pay the real
Living Wage and deliver a fair day's pay for a hard day's work.
The
Living Wage in Sport campaign has now released a report highlighting Everton as one of only a handful of clubs signed up to the
Living Wage Foundation.
The council rate of PS8.75 per hour, set by the UK
Living Wage Foundation, is above the National
Living Wage of PS7.83 per hour for the over 25s brought in by the Conservative government.
The Real
Living Wage is set by the
Living Wage Foundation and it's different from the UK Government's National
Living Wage.
The Poverty Alliance in Scotland and the
Living Wage Foundation in England and Wales set the figure, newly increased last week to PS9 per hour.
