Labour councillor Jocelynne Scutt put forward the motion, and said: “We must adopt this motion if we are to treat all of our workers fairly”.
“There will be Cambridgeshire County Council workers who are visitors to food banks. Some of our employees are food insecure. That it is our obligation to acknowledge,” she said, adding “all workers should be paid a wage that meets everyone’s everyday needs”.
Conservative councillor Josh Schumann was one of a number of councillors who argued against the commitment.
Cllr Schumann said an “impartial” briefing note provided by council officers said: “If the council were to become a real living wage employer we would have to sign up to any future pay increases that are yet unknown”.
Cambridge brides and grooms will be disappointed by bog-standard new register office
The library service distribution centre will be turned into Cambridge s new register office
Updated
The Roger Ascham library depot (Image: Cambridgeshire County Council/NPS Group)
Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.
Sign up here!
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.