A new report, Working for Poverty, from the Living Wage Commission (a
12 month independent inquiry into the future of the Living Wage,
chaired by Archbishop of York John Sentamu) says the economic recovery
will have no effect for one in five workers unless employers pay a
Living Wage.
The report describes rising living costs and stagnating wages having
created a ‘double squeeze’ on low-paid workers. It says this will not be
relieved by the economic recovery and taxpayers will pick up the bill.
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