The so-called "Living Wage", which is paid voluntarily by more than 11,000 employers across the UK, was increased to £10.90 (€12.03) an hour by the Living Wage Foundation, the organisation driving the movement. This change, announced by the organisation on 22 September, should benefit some 390,000 British workers as they grapple with soaring inflation.
The Living Wage was increased by £1 (€1.10) to reach £10.90 per hour across the UK apart from London. In the UK capital, where the Living Wage is higher, the figure has been increased by 90p (€0.99) to reach £11.95 (€13.19) per hour. In doing so, this figure – considered to be a decent level of pay and calculated by taking real account of the cost of living – is again much higher than the statutory minimum wage. The latter was set in April by the government at £9.50 (€10.49) per hour for...
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