Labour controlled councils in London are following the lead of Glasgow city council and thirty other Labour controlled councils in offering companies incentives to become ‘living wage employers’. Living wage levels are higher than the national minimum wage and help workers exit ‘in-work poverty’.
Brent Council example. Brent, a Labour controlled local council in London has become the first local authority to offer companies in its area a discount on their business rates if they pay the living wage. Thus, employers in Brent could save as much as £5,000 if they pay all workers at least £9.15, the living wage rate for London, instead of just being bound by the national minimum wage, which is currently £6.50 an hour for adults over 21 years of age. The council will have to fund only 30% of
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