The aim is to increase payment of the voluntary living wage of £9 as opposed to the statutory adult rate of £7.83
EMPLOYERS have launched a plan to make Dundee the first “living wage city” in the UK.
The aim is to increase payment of the voluntary living wage of £9 as opposed to the statutory adult rate of £7.83. An alliance of employers has been formed, including the city council and chamber of commerce.
More than 50 employers in have already committed to paying staff and subcontractors the living wage.
Clare Goff, of the Living Wage Foundation, said: “Major employers within Dundee are working together to improve the lives of citizens and boost the local economy by making a real living wage the norm.”
Fair Work minister Jamie Hepburn said: “The significance of the living wage cannot be overstated.”
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