Unions Criticise Government's Pausing of Living Wage

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Unions criticise Government's pausing of living wage

Trade unions have criticised the Government's decision to pause the introduction of a living wage.

Government betrays lowest-paid by scrapping ‘living wage’ pledge

Move highlights need for collective bargaining legislation Unite, which represents workers throughout the economy, today (Wednesday) blasted the government’s decision to scrap plans for a statutory ‘living wage’ to replace the current national minimum wage. The introduction of a new ‘living wage’ equating to 60 per cent of median earnings was originally scheduled for 2026. …