• Big step for Living Wage Wellington

    by  • May 17, 2013 • Articles, Comment • 1 Comment

    Great news: Wellington City councillors have voted unanimously for a report on the Living Wage to be prepared, as follows:

    “to inform the annual plan deliberations on a proposed Council commitment to support a Living Wage. The report should advise on the following key points:

    ·       Whether Wellington city council should support the principle of a Living Wage for Wellington

    ·       The costs and benefits of Council moving to a living Wage for all directly employed and contracted staff, and possible options for a staged implementation plan

    ·       The most appropriate roles for Council to play to support an encourage Wellington businesses citywide to become Living Wage employers.”

    It seems like a majority of councillors back not just the report but also the bigger step of actually implementing the Living Wage, so fingers crossed…

    Max Rashbrooke

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