The Institute for Public Policy Research is calling on Ministers to introduce a higher minimum wage for London of £6.50 per hour. A report by the Institute shows the gap between the lowest paid workers and average wages in the capital to be wider than anywhere else in the country. The … [Read more...]
Fire Cleaners Awarded 7.20 Per Hour
June 22, 2007 By
Yesterday's meeting of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority saw contractor fire station cleaners awarded the London Living Wage of £7.20 an hour after a week of political disagreement. Last week the fire authority's Finance, Procurement and Property committee, voted … [Read more...]
Rising Passenger Levels Deliver Bus Fare Cuts
June 18, 2007 By
Ken Livingstone has announced that from 30 September the cost of a single bus fare, at any time of the day, will be reduced by ten per cent from £1 to 90p on Pay as You Go on the Oyster Card. The price of a weekly bus pass will be reduced from £14 to £13. According to Mr Livingstone … [Read more...]
Shawcross Denies Pay Rise Closure Claims
June 14, 2007 By
Valerie Shawcross, Chair of the London Fire Authority and AM for Lambeth and Southwark yesterday denied claims by Conservatives that paying cleaners at the London Living Wage rate of £7.20 per hour would mean the closure of 4 fire stations. Ms Shawcross claimed the cost of the … [Read more...]
Blair Backs London Living Wage Call
June 13, 2007 By
Tony Blair has backed calls to pay London's fire station cleaners at the London Living Wage of of £7.20 an hour. The Prime Minister was asked about the row by Labour MP Dawn Butler MP who described as "indefensible" the votes of Brian Coleman AM (Con, Barnet and Camden), Bob Blackman … [Read more...]
Low Pay Row Erupts Over Fire Authority Cleaners
June 12, 2007 By
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has called on the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority to ensure the authority's cleaners are paid in line with the London Living Wage of £7.20 per hour. The Living Wage represents the Greater London Authority's estimation of the minimum … [Read more...]
Mayor Publishes 7.20GBP Living Wage
April 2, 2007 By
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has today published figures suggesting that the wage Londoner's need to earn to avoid poverty has risen to £7.20 per hour. Announcing the figures Mayor Livingstone said it was "simply unacceptable that about one in seven of London's full-time workers … [Read more...]
London’s Living Wage
April 2, 2007 By
Ken Livingstone has published figures suggesting that Londoners need to earn £7.20 an hour to avoid falling into poverty, significantly higher than the national minimum wage of £5.35 for adults. … [Read more...]
