Sentences with phrase «real living wage»

«We need real living wage legislation, not the watered - down version we got.

«We need real living wage legislation, not the watered - down version we got last year that only covers a few hundred workers,» de Blasio said in a July statement criticizing a Quinn ad that prominently featured the passage of the bill.

We would urge all fans and their communities to get behind our campaign for all Premier League Clubs to pay a real living wage.»

Liverpool Football Club can confirm that all of its staff and workers will be paid the real living wage as a minimum from the start of the next financial year, June 2018.

«As a club, we have paid the national minimum wage at the higher rate only for many years and in June this year we ensured that all directly employed staff were paid at least the real living wage.

By moving definitively towards becoming an accredited living wage employer, Liverpool FC has committed itself to a significant additional salary expenditure which will see all casual workers benefit from the real living wage in the same way that our directly employed staff already do.

Steve Rotheram added: «As mayor of the Liverpool city region, I am delighted that Liverpool Football Club has taken this step and is now committed to becoming a Real Living Wage Employer.

In his Labour conference speech, McDonnell said a Labour government would legislate for a «real living wage», which he said was likely to be higher in 2020 than the # 10 level he proposed last year.

We need a plan for social security reform, stronger protection for workers and a repeal of the trade union act, and a wide review on workers rights, a real living wage, investment in local services, and reversing Tory cuts to policing.

When we win the next election we will write a real Living Wage into law.

Labour's real living wage will immediately boost the incomes and opportunities of more than 20 % of the workforce, especially in sectors such as retail, care and hospitality.»

The staunch defence of trade unions offered hope to lower paid workers, most of whom are women, and a real living wage would improve women's economic equality.

A Labour government would enshrine in law a «real living wage» expected to be more than # 10 an hour, John McDonnell has announced.

James Parrott delivered this presentation at the Community Church of New York for the Real Living Wage NYC Educational Forum, a gathering of New York City faith leaders committed to a «faith - based movement for racial and economic justice.

So a real living wage requires employers to make good on any cuts in state support.

Parrott uses the 2014 NYC Self - Sufficiency Standard as a basis for identifying a «real living wage» level for New York City.

Know your rights, whether you are on the National Minimum Wage, National Living Wage or Real Living Wage

And while companies are not legally entitled to pay more than the National Living and Minimum Wages, those which have signed up to the real Living Wage scheme have pledged to pay all workers those rates.

Yvette Cooper said it «still falls short» of being a real living wage.

«Increasing the National Minimum Wage is a good thing, but pretending it is a Living Wage is farcical propaganda which undermines the campaign for a real Living Wage.

In a speech at the Open University in Milton Keynes this morning, Mr Smith said: «I'll reform pension tax relief so that the richest pay more and low - paid workers see the benefit through higher pensions, a real living wage and reversing the Tories cuts to universal credit.

«I am committed to delivering a real living wage for everyone over the age of eighteen - ending the discrimination of those under 25.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, during his introduction of the film at George Washington University last week, agreed with the sentiment that it's about time teachers earned a «real living wage.»

What's a real living wage?

«The Green Party would make the minimum wage a real living wage, as opposed to George Osborne's fake version.