{"id":132630,"date":"2023-10-24T14:15:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=132630"},"modified":"2023-10-24T14:15:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:15:10","slug":"list-of-companies-paying-real-living-wage-as-460000-workers-get-pay-rise-to-12-an-hour-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/list-of-companies-paying-real-living-wage-as-460000-workers-get-pay-rise-to-12-an-hour-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"List of companies paying Real Living Wage as 460,000 workers get pay rise to \u00a312 an hour | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

HUNDREDS of thousands of workers will get a pay rise as the Real Living wage increases from today.<\/p>\n

Employees of companies including Nationwide, Oxfam and Ikea will all see their hourly rate increase to \u00a312 an hour.<\/p>\n

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More than 14,000 companies will pay their workers the new rate which means almost half a million people will benefit from the cash boost.<\/p>\n

The Living Wage Foundation said its rates will increase to \u00a312 an hour outside of London, which is a rise of \u00a31.10.<\/p>\n

For workers in London, it will rise from \u00a311.95 an hour to \u00a313.15 which is an increase of \u00a31.20.<\/p>\n

Not every company has to pay this wage to its employees as it is higher than the legal minimum required.<\/p>\n

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The Real Living Wage is different from the national minimum wage and the national living wage which is set by the government.<\/p>\n

The government's national living wage sets the minimum hourly rate at \u00a310.42 an hour for workers over the age of 23.<\/p>\n

The Real Living Wage is a voluntary payment by employers following a campaign in 2001 by Citizens UK that called on employers across the country to increase pay.<\/p>\n

Big and small companies across the charity, public and private sectors have pledged to pay the Real Living Wage to their employers.<\/p>\n

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