1. That the
Council takes steps to adopt a Living Wage policy whereby staff
working for contractors delivering services on behalf of the
Council are paid at least the London Living Wage (LLW) or the
National Living Wage outside of London.
2. The Council
continues to pay its own London based staff LLW and to broaden this
to apply to its apprentices.
3. The Council
seeks Living Wage Foundation accreditation as a public pledge of
its commitment.
4. That a phased
approach to implementation is adopted which means that the Living
Wage will be incorporated as contracts are retendered with
appropriate legal advice taken on a case by case basis.
1. The decisions
directly supports the City for All priorities,
specifically: