INSANE: Living wage - The Real Truth

Major supermarkets face call to reinstate pay in line with real living wage

Retailers Tesco, Sainsbury’s, M&S and Co-op no longer pay in line with the salary benchmark.

The Independent UK · Apr 5

UK supermarkets told to restore worker pay to the real living wage

M&S was revealed last month to be no longer offering pay in line with the real living wage

The Independent UK · Apr 5

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

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2023

Belfast Council becomes first in NI to give staff Living Wage

The Living Wage is £10.90, while the government 'National Wage' is £9.50

Belfast Live · Feb 28, 2023

Boost for 45,000 workers as firms sign up to 'Living Hours' pledge

The scheme, devised by the Living Wage Foundation, aims to provide staff with a guaranteed minimum number of hours each week - and "decent" notice of cancellations

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023

Belfast shop owner's warning as food price inflation 'reaching 20%' as prices are expected to rise further

The retailer said prices are likely to increase again in the coming months with the introduction of the Living Wage increase

Belfast Live · Feb 1, 2023

Edinburgh Living Wage employers say 'it’s the bare minimum' for staff

In celebration of this year's Living Wage week, the City of Edinburgh Council highlighted more than a hundred businesses like Argonaut Books and Maison de Moggy who have committed to paying the real living wage.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 18, 2022

North Lanarkshire Council shows its support for Living Wage Week

This year the UK-wide real Living Wage rate increased from £9.90 to £10.90

Daily Record · Nov 11, 2022

Those working minimum wage jobs not able to 'even maintain a basic standard of living'

The Living Wage Technical Group blasted the Government and said workers on low pay are not protected from inflation

Irish Mirror · Oct 20, 2022

How Manchester Council is helping people tackle soaring rent and evictions

"We are not prepared to stand idle as more and more of our residents are exposed to hardship.”

Manchester Evening News · Oct 6, 2022