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London Living Wage jumps by inflation-busting 6.9% to £14.80 an hour in boost to 150,000 low-paid workers

Voluntary rate paid by 4,000 firms in capital increases by 6.9% - but unions warn that NHS staff will miss out on increase

Evening Standard

Pay boost for half a million workers as real living wage to rise

Workers on the voluntary rate of pay are set for a boost of up to £5,000

The Independent UK

Most low-paid workers have taken out payday loan to cover essentials

Three in five respondents to a survey by the Living Wage Foundation said they were also forced to skip meals regularly

The Independent UK

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Research reveals ‘devastating’ impact of low pay

Low-paid workers are skipping meals and have taken out a pay-day loan to cover essential supplies, a report found.

Evening Standard

‘We just want enough to get by’: Hundreds of thousands of pensioners going without essentials

The Living Wage Foundation has said that 35 per cent of low income pensioners are relying on benefits, or money from friends and family to get by, as basic incomes are no longer enough to afford the basics

The Independent UK

One in five low-income pensioners ‘could not afford an emergency £200 bill’

Three in 10 older people on low incomes said they are in some level of debt, according to the research for the Living Wage Foundation.

Evening Standard

Shareholder activists target high street retail giants over low wages

Next, M&S and JD Sports are being urged to provide more transparency on approaches to pay amid cost of living woes for workers.

The Independent UK

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

Airline agency workers kept on minimum wage despite Living Wage Foundation’s fair pay pledge

The Guardian - UK

London living wage rises to £13.85 per hour in boost to 140,000 workers

The wage rate is paid on a voluntary basis by the 4,000 London employers who have signed up to the benchmark set by the Living Wage Foundation

Evening Standard

Pension pot amount needed for ‘basic’ retirement rises 60% in three years

Research shows ‘alarming’ rise in essential living costs during retirement, with low-paid workers worst affected

The Guardian - UK

Rise in UK minimum wage leaves millions short of real living wage

Lowest-paid will be £1,000 short of the figure paid by some employers to reflect actual household costs

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s new minimum wage ‘badly needed’ but many calling for more

UK’s new legal minimum wage gets a 9.8 percent rise, the highest boost since 2001. But with inflation, it’s not enough.

Al Jazeera

What is the London Living Wage as 140,000 workers in the capital receive a pay increase?

Thousands of Londoners are getting a pay rise thanks to the Real Living Wage increase

Evening Standard

130,000 'London living wage' workers to receive 10% pay rise

The Living Wage Foundation says its ‘real living wage’ is a more accurate calculation of rising living costs

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Real living wage rises to £12 an hour as cost of living crisis continues

The half a million workers whose employers pay the voluntary real living wage will earn £3,000 a year above the minimum wage

Evening Standard

130k Londoners to get 10% pay rise as London Living Wage increases to £13.15

The £1.20 increase is the biggest jump ever for the Living Wage Foundation's London rate

The Independent UK

Two in five lowest-paid workers ‘skipping meals and relying on food banks’

One in five said they had taken out a payday loan to cover essentials

Evening Standard

Diners would pay more for food if staff were on the real living wage, new study says

Charities are calling on more hospitality businesses to increase wages to better support a young and diverse workforce

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The Independent UK

One in five workers in ‘insecure’ jobs, research suggests

A survey of 2,000 adults for the Living Wage Foundation found that health and social care workers are worst affected.

The Guardian - UK

Neil Jameson obituary

Founder of Citizens UK who was a driving force behind the living wage campaign

The National (Scotland)

Minimum wage rise 'doesn't reflect real cost of living', Scottish Government says

THE planned increase of the minimum wage and the UK Government’s “living wage” still do not “reflect the real cost of living”, the…

Evening Standard

Report reveals which ethnic groups are likeliest to be on low pay in London

A spokesman for Mayor Sadiq Khan said the report shows “there is still much to be done to ensure that all Londoners receive fair pay for their hard work”

The Independent UK

Minimum wage increase for 1.7m workers – but rises ‘wiped out’ by inflation

‘As employers give pennies, government is taking pounds with end of energy bills help’

Daily Record

New National Minimum Wage rise starting this weekend set to give nearly two million workers pay boost

Hourly pay rates will rise to £10.42 for workers aged 23 and over from April 1.

The Independent UK

Living wage increase to benefit around 1.7 million workers

The lowest-paid workers are set to enjoy a ‘rare’ real-terms pay boost, says think tank.

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