The low wages paid by some of Britain’s biggest employers are to blame for the soaring benefits bill, according to Citizens UK, a grassroots movement supported by the Church
aA religious sister last week put a pressing question to the annual general meeting (AGM) of the UK’s largest retailer, Tesco. “Is it right that we, UK taxpayers, should top up your low-wage culture to the tune of £364 million per year?”Sr Pat Holloway, from the parish of Our Lady of Grace and St Edward, Chiswick, and a leader in the west London chapter of Citizens UK, is a member of a campaign to persuade companies to pay the living wage. The living wage is calculated at £7.85 an hour (£9.15 in London) and is based on what the public thinks is enough money to live on to main
02 July 2015, The Tablet
Time to end the low-pay culture
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The same thing is happening in the U.S. see my guest editorial by googling: The Cincinnati Enquirer, "Stop subsidizing the corporations published June2, 2015