Trafford Council is to pay its staff the Real Living Wage. The authority’s executive has rubber-stamped the move which will mean 320 staff employed by schools and the council will be paid £10.90 per hour.
The local authority has agreed to pay its staff the Real Living Wage – a boost for those struggling through the cost of living crisis. Council chiefs say one of Trafford’s ‘key priorities’ is to support people out of poverty by maximising people’s income and becoming a Real Living Wage employer will help achieve this aim.
The executive has also approved plans for the council to apply for Real Living Wage Accreditation for Trafford council which will mean working with eligible contracted suppliers to work towards paying the Real Living Wage to their employees. Council leader Tom Ross said: “One of our three corporate priorities is to support people out of poverty and paying the Real Living Wage is a key action in responding to the Cost of Living Crisis at a time when costs are increasing.
“Thank you for everyone who has worked on getting us to this point. It is crucial that we help as many people as possible through this crisis.”
There are currently four local authorities in Greater Manchester which have been Accredited by the Living Wage Foundation as paying the Real Living Wage - Bury, Salford, Manchester and Oldham as well as Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Nationally, more than 7,943 organisations have Real Living Wage Accreditation. In the North West, 695 organisations have accreditation, with more than 500 organisations in Greater Manchester and 55 accredited in Trafford.
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