More councils paying Living Wage

The congress of the GMB general union was told that over 100 councils in Britain are now committed to paying staff the Living Wage.

Of the 400 councils In England and Wales there are now 82 paying or committed to pay their staff the Living Wage. In addition, all 32 councils in Scotland are now living wage employers paying their staff at least the Living Wage.

The present national rate for the Living Wage is £7.45 an hour and in London it is £8.55 an hour.

Brian Strutton, GMB national secretary for public services, said: “That is real progress. That is tens of thousands of council workers getting paid more fairly and being less reliant on benefits and having dignity and respect for the work they do.”

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