If just a quarter of low-paid workers in Scotland were given a pay rise to the Real Living Wage, it could put an extra £114.1 million back into the country’s economy.
Set by the Living Wage Foundation and based on the cost of living, it is currently £10.90 across the UK.
Research commissioned by the foundation and conducted by the Smith Institute found that if just a quarter of those earning below the figure saw their pay rise to the Real Living Wage, the increase in wages, productivity and spending would deliver £1.7bn back into the UK economy.
