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We need realistic and proper pay for councillors, say local government leaders

Councillors’ pay “does not cut the mustard”, the Scottish Government has been told, with local authority chiefs demanding ministers take a “realistic look” at their wages. Leaders at Cosla, which represents Scotland’s 32 local councils, said the ...

10 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Real Living Wage to rise 10% amid cost-of-living crisis

The voluntary so-called Real Living Wage is to increase by 10% to reflect the ongoing cost-of-living crisis for workers, it has been announced. More than 460,000 people working for 14,000 employers who pay the rate will receive a wage rise. The ...

24 Oct 2023 at 12:49

Scotland

Government announces new criteria for public sector grants

New rules from today will mean organisations applying for public sector grants will have to pay staff the real Living Wage. In addition, applicants will also have to show they provide ways for workers to have an “effective voice” within the ...

01 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Fewer Scots earn below real living wage than UK counterparts

Fewer workers in Scotland earn below the real living wage compared with their counterparts in the rest of the UK, statistics have revealed. Figures from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) revealed that just 9% of employees ...

02 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Scotland ‘leading the way’ in paying real living wage, says minister

A record number of Scots are being paid the real living wage, official figures show. Data from the Office for National Statistics shows 91% of employees aged 18 and above earned at least this amount in 2022. That is up from 85.5% the ...

30 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Workers at Sarwar family firm all paid real living wage, union insists

All workers at a firm linked to Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar are paid at least the real living wage, union chiefs have insisted. A spokesman for the trade union Usdaw said the most recent pay negotiations at United Wholesale ...

26 May 2024 at 23:38

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