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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Low pay shame: Almost one in three MPs aren’t paying the Living Wage
From James Lyon, Daily Mirror – 7 November 2012: According to the Commons watchdog, 181 of 650 MPs are failing to pay the rate which was raised this week to £7.45 or £8.55 in London Almost one in three MPs are paying staff less than the Living Wage – despite their party leaders calling for the cost of living pay rate to be adopted across Britain. Both Labour’s Ed Miliband … Continue reading
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Say no to rural poverty – save the AWB, rural workers pay and terms and conditions
Rally and photo opportunity Monday 12 November Assemble 12.30pm Old Palace Yard, Westminster, London The coalition government is trying to scrap the agricultural wages board with just four weeks of consultation. Without the AWB to negotiate pay and fair housing, wages will fall to the lowest legal wage possible. Bad employers will see this as the opportunity to cut pay and raise housing costs. Unite has called … Continue reading
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