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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

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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

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

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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

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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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 Independent UK

Neil Jameson obituary

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

The Guardian - UK

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…

The National (Scotland)

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”

Evening Standard

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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.

Daily Record

Living Wage Foundation launches new pensions standard to help people boost retirement income

The savings target is 12 per cent of a worker's salary with the employer paying in at least seven per cent.

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