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Rachael Burford, Local Democracy Reporting Service
Published:
4:31 PM March 3, 2021
Newham Council has vowed to pay all its staff at least £10.85 an hour.
- Credit: Ken Mears
Newham Council has been officially recognised as a Living Wage employer for the first time and said it will require all contractors to pay the minimum set income from now on.
The town hall was awarded the accreditation by the Living Wage Foundation after vowing to pay all its staff at least £10.85 an hour.
The rate is higher than the government’s minimum wage for over 25s, which stands at £8.72 per hour.
It is an amount calculated annually by the Resolution Foundation and overseen by the Living Wage Commission, based on how much it costs to live in the UK and London.