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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tom Wall

Living Wage Foundation accused of accrediting firms not paying the living wage

Cleaners at Heathrow airport are fighting for higher wages.
Cleaners at Heathrow airport are fighting for higher wages. Photograph: Chris Howes/Wild Places Photography/Alamy

Low-paid cleaners have accused the Living Wage Foundation of giving accreditation to an “uncaring” outsourcing company paying less than the living wage.

Facilities services giant OCS is accredited under a bespoke scheme for outsourcing firms. But the company has only committed to paying a living wage to its centrally employed staff. The scheme does not cover the majority of OCS’s 50,000 workforce, who are tied to external contracts.

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