Category: living wage

Vancouver Drops Living Wage Policy for City Workers

The City of Vancouver has ended its living wage policy that had been in place for the past six years. Following a closed-door meeting on Jan. 31, councillors approved the action and will direct staff to revise the program, implementing a five-year rolling average living wage to be used as “the standard to pay fair wages to…


UK Raises Minimum Wage Amid Rising Inflation

The UK Treasury said on Monday that the National Living Wage is set to increase from £8.91 to £9.50 (from $12.27 to $13.08) an hour as part of the autumn Budget, but critics said that much of the raise will be eaten up by rapidly rising inflation. The 59-pence rise means a full-time worker on…