Glasgow City Council is planning to become an accredited Real Living Wage employer to ensure workers carrying out jobs for the local authority are paid a “fair wage”.
Councillors have backed a motion from Cllr Ruairi Kelly, SNP, which asked council officials to “use all legal means to require companies doing business with the council pay the Real Living Wage”.
“My hope would be that this will send a message to companies across Glasgow and Scotland that paying poverty wages is not an option if you want to do business with us,” Cllr Kelly said. “Those who won’t do it voluntarily should be weeded out of our procurement process.”
