Living Wage Week – 15-21 November 2021 | News and Events

Living Wage Week – 15-21 November 2021

We’re proud to be celebrating being the only NHS Trust in the North West amongst thousands of employers who choose to pay our staff a fair wage.

The start of the Living Wage Week, Monday 15 November, was marked by the announcement that over 300,000 people working for almost 9,000 real Living Wage Employers throughout the country are set for a vital pay boost as the new Living Wage rates rise to £9.90 across the UK (40p increase), and £11.05 in London (20p increase), supporting workers and families. The Living Wage rates are the only rates independently calculated based on what people need to live on, and GMMH are proud to be the only NHS trust to be a Living Wage Employer in the North West.

The Living Wage campaign is an independent movement of businesses, organisations and people who believe a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay. Employers choose to pay the real Living Wage on a voluntary basis - it provides an ethical benchmark for responsible pay.

What is the Living Wage?

  • The real Living Wage is independently calculated based on what employees and their families need to live. This is why it’s higher than the government minimum wage, rebranded as the ‘National Living Wage’.
  • Employers voluntarily choose to pay it - changing people’s lives right now.
  • It applies to all workers over 18 - recognising that young people have the same living costs as everyone else.

Find out more about the Living Wage here: https://www.livingwage.org.uk/

The real Living Wage changes lives. Here’s what Michael Ashley said the Living Wage rate means to them:

#LivingWageWeek is an opportunity for us to celebrate being one of thousands of employers who choose to pay a fair wage for our staff. On Monday 15 November 2021, new living wage rates will be announced.

The Living Wage organisation are also holding a series of online webinars to celebrate Living Wage Week, including range of regional webinars and industry specific events.

Join an online event celebrating the real living wage in Greater Manchester on Monday 15 November, 9-11am. Lou Cordwell OBE will host and we will hear from Mayor Andy Burnham and his vision for the future of the Real Living Wage across GM. Other brilliant guest speakers include: Katy Ashton (Director of People's History Museum), Corin Bell (Director of Open Kitchen Manchester), a frontline care worker and CitizensUK Leaders. To register for this webinar and for more information on other Living Wage Week events, click here: https://www.livingwage.org.uk/living-wage-week-events

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