Issue - decisions

Living Wage

20/09/2019 - Real Living Wage

The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Transformation) providing an overview of the Real Living Wage and outlined the financial and non-financial implications of becoming a Real Living Wage employer.

 

Resolved:-

 

That the Council declares it is a Real Living Wage employer and actively works towards obtaining the Real Living Wage accreditation.

 

Reason for Decision

 

The benefits of becoming an accredited Living wage employer are set out in the submitted report.

 

Other Options

 

1.    Continue to pay the nationally agreed pay scales

 

2.    Ensure the Council pays the living wage to directly employed employees, but do not seek to obtain the real living wage accreditation

 

3.    Seek the real living wage accreditation and work with arm’s length organisations and 3rd party suppliers to ensure that they are paying the real living wage

 

Note: This is an Executive Function

Eligible for call in to: Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee

Cabinet Member: Councillor Gilbert

 

 


 

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