Deputy Lyndon Farnham wants to delay plans to raise Jersey's minimum salary to the living wage, off the back of significant business pressure.

Jersey's Chief Minister looks to delay key living wage pledge

The Unite union criticised the move to hire new staff on the legal minimum wage instead of the higher voluntary rate as 'outrageous'.

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Ministers in Jersey are being criticised for not meeting a commitment to bring in a statutory living wage, despite previously pledging to do so

Jersey government defends living wage U-turn

The recommended living wage for people in Jersey is being increased by more than £1 per hour to keep in line with the current rate of inflation

Living wage in Jersey to increase by more than £1 an hour in 2024

40% of those working in Jersey's bars, hotels and restaurants earn less than £12.90 an hour, with real terms earnings also falling due to inflation.

Almost half of Jersey's hospitality staff paid below the living wage

Politicians have agreed to draw up plans to replace the island's minimum wage with a living wage by the end of next year.

Plan to replace Jersey's minimum wage with living wage to be published next year

Greater Manchester will become the first city-region where all councils agree to pay the real Living Wage to all those working in adult social care.

Greater Manchester to pay all adult Social Care staff a real Living Wage

This means islanders who work for the Parish will now be paid at least the Living Wage, £11.27 an hour.

Parish of St Helier becomes Living Wage employer

JT already pays workers at least £11.27 an hour, as does The States of Jersey Development Company.

Reform Jersey calls on government owned companies to pay staff living wage

Around two million of the UK’s lowest-paid workers will receive a “well-earned” pay rise of £345 from Thursday with increases in statutory minimum wages.

Pay rise for 2 million of UK's lowest paid workers - just as bills increase

Passengers wearing face masks on the Jubilee Line in London, as workers are being encouraged to return to their offices, with a Government PR blitz commencing this week reminding people about the efforts taken to make workplaces "Covid-secure".

The voluntary real living wage is to increase to £10.85 an hour in London and £9.50 across the rest of the UK, giving a pay rise for more than 80,000 Londoners.

Pay boost for some London workers as voluntary real living wage goes up

The Isle of Man's parliament has approved plans to introduce a set living wage for residents for the first time.

IoM's new living wage approved

Around 20% of the workforce in the UK earn less than £8.25 per hour, or £9.40 in London.

One in five workers paid less than voluntary living wage

Dumfries and Galloway Council has announced it's paying a living wage of £8.25 to all Social Work Home Care services employees.

D&G Council pays carers living wage

The TUC in the South West have criticised the government for inequalities in minimum pay and say young workers are being left behind. 

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