The Real Living Wage is decided based on how much money is needed to make ends meet in the UKThe Real Living Wage is the name now used by the Living Wage Foundation for their recommended minimum rate.to £9.50 per hour for workers outside London.It is based on what a full-time worker and their family needs to make ends meet, and accounts for private rental costs, council tax, and the costs of food and public transport.
Speaking in November last year when it increased, Laura Gardiner, Living Wage Foundation director, said: "It's an incredibly challenging time for us all, but today's new living wage rates will give a boost to hundreds of thousands of UK workers, including thousands of key and essential workers like cleaners, care workers, and delivery drivers who have kept our economy going."These are the employers that will allow us to recover and rebuild from this crisis.
In 2011, a campaign group called the Living Wage Foundation was founded to persuade employers to voluntarily pay what it called the National Living Wage. It is £8.20 for people aged 21 to 24, £6.45 for people aged 18 to 20, £4.55 for under 18s, and £4.15 for apprentices.set to increase from April 2021.It will be £8.36 for 21 to 22-year-olds, £6.56 for 18 to 20-year-olds, £4.62 for 16 to 17-year-olds, and £4.30 for Apprentices.What should I do if my employer isn't paying me the Real Living Wage?
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