Low paid third sector workers risk being swept away by the cost-of-living crisis

One in seven (14.1 per cent) third sector workers are paid below the real Living Wage, with over three quarters of the public backing them to receive enough to live on, according to a new report by the Living Wage Foundation.  The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic combined with rising living costs has left many third sector workers struggling to keep their heads above water. Despite increased demand for services, the report warns that low pay is harming workers within the sector and threatening the stability of the services they…

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UK Wide Campaign Launched To Recognise Hard Work Of Low-Paid Key Workers With A Real Living Wage

A new joint campaign calling for more businesses to pay the real Living Wage has been unveiled. The advertising campaign has been designed by advertising agency Creature and launched by the Living Wage Foundation across Clear Channel’s Out of Home media space in towns and cities around the UK.   The aim of the campaign is to highlight the important work of many low paid “key workers” such as cleaners, care workers, and delivery drivers who are working on the front line during the pandemic but still not getting the pay they deserve. We were…

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Paying a Real Living Wage Could Boost UK Cities by Over a Billion

Wider adoption of the real Living Wage could provide an economic boost to UK cities worth over £1.1bn, according to new research by the Smith Institute. In a new report commissioned by the Living Wage Foundation, The Local Living Wage Dividend, the Smith Institute found that if just a quarter of those on low incomes saw their pay raised to the real Living Wage based on what people need to get by, in ten of the UK’s major city regions, a subsequent increase in wages, productivity and spending could deliver…

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