Preston City Council is urging more firms in the city to adopt the real living wage Pic: Suzy Hazelwood/Pixabay Preston has launched a renewed push to ensur
It has since encouraged Preston’s other employers to commit to the rate, which currently stands at £10.90 per hour, in comparison to the legally-required national minimum wage of £10.42 for the over-23s., 36 of which have been accredited by the Living Wage Foundation, the organisation that calculates the pay packet required to enable people make ends meet
Councillors were also told that the median wage for men in the city is currently £526 per week, compared to £418 for women – a “considerable difference”, said the city council’s cabinet member for community wealth building, Valerie Wise. Cllr Wise said that the real living wage would give an employee working 37 hours £403.30 per week for those – less than the median weekly pay cheque for women in Preston.
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