Celebrating 25 Years of the Living Wage Campaign: With 1 in 6 jobs paid below the Living Wage in Northern Ireland Fair Pay Matters More Than Ever

Mary McManus is the Regional Manager for Living Wage NI  In 2001, in the City of London, faith leaders, union members and teachers staged a bold action in a major bank to demand a real Living Wage. That spark ignited a grassroots movement which, 25 years on, has created real change for workers across the UK. Over 16,000 employers across the UK now commit to the real Living Wage, returning £4.2 billion to low‑paid workers, delivering nearly half a million …

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Osborne brings in a National Living Wage…

Just now in the budget speech… And I have to say it was rather quiet on the Labour and SNP benches opposite. Although as Torcuil points out… A national living wage of £9 by 2020, starting at £7.20 next year.Nat min wage is £6.70 now. Not a living wage when tax credits are cut — Torcuil Crichton (@Torcuil) July 8, 2015 … the message will be the same: no need to vote Labour any more: the one nation, liberal Tories …

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Lisa McElherron: Why Northern Ireland needs a living wage

NICVA has recently published some important research into the benefits of introducing a minimum wage in Northern Ireland. Writing for Slugger O’Toole, NICVA’s Head of Public Affairs, Lisa McElherron makes the case for its introduction Fifteen years ago the New Labour government introduced the National Minimum Wage (NMW). Critics vehemently argued that it would impose excessive costs on employers, cause firms to fail, and create unemployment. Today it is accepted that businesses adapted and the dire consequences predicted failed to …

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