Preston City Council is urging more firms in the city to adopt the real living wage Pic: Suzy Hazelwood/Pixabay Preston has launched a renewed push to ensur
It has since encouraged Preston’s other employers to commit to the rate, which currently stands at £10.90 per hour, in comparison to the legally-required national minimum wage of £10.42 for the over-23s., 36 of which have been accredited by the Living Wage Foundation, the organisation that calculates the pay packet required to enable people make ends meet
Councillors were also told that the median wage for men in the city is currently £526 per week, compared to £418 for women – a “considerable difference”, said the city council’s cabinet member for community wealth building, Valerie Wise. Cllr Wise said that the real living wage would give an employee working 37 hours £403.30 per week for those – less than the median weekly pay cheque for women in Preston.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
E-bike and watch stolen as masked thugs target teenagers in Preston city centrePolice patrols will be stepped up tonight
Read more »
Police patrols stepped up after two Preston city centre robberiesTithebarn Street in Preston city centre Pic: Google Police patrols in Preston city centre are being stepped up after two robberies. The incidents in Tith
Read more »
Man admits killing Jack Jermy-Doyle in Preston city centre assaultJack Jermy-Doyle A man has admitted killing Jack Jermy-Doyle in Preston city centre. Jak Fairclough, 29, of Blackpool Road, Preston, pleaded guilty to a
Read more »
Boston City Council punts Mass. and Cass ordinance to public hearingThe Boston City Council quietly moved one of the most-talked-about issues in the city into its legislative process Wednesday with little discussion in the chamber, rejecting an attempt to immediately adopt the mayor’s strategy for addressing encampments in an area that’s at the center of the state’s opioid epidemic. The council sent an ordinance from Mayor Michelle Wu related to…
Read more »
Glasgow City Council cuts CCTV staff as union claims lives will be put at riskThe move comes just days ahead of the season’s first Old Firm match at Ibrox.
Read more »
Council spending £240,000 to boost city's child vaccination ratesFigures show Nottingham's child vaccine rates are below the national average
Read more »