Department for Work and Pensions: Living Wage

(asked on 13th September 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in her Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the Real Living Wage.


Answered by
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Justin Tomlinson
This question was answered on 9th October 2018

The Department for Work and Pensions pays all employees at least the statutory National Living Wage of £7.83 per hour, regardless of age.

The Living Wage Foundation advocates employers paying an alternative hourly rate known as the Real Living Wage (RLW) or London Living Wage (LLW). The current Real Living Wage is £8.75.

(a) Inside Greater London 33 employees are paid less than the RLW.

(b) Outside Greater London 85 employees are paid less than the RLW.

Please note the above figures are calculated based on all employees in London working a 37 hour week. We do have individuals with a reserved right to work a 36 hour week, which would reduce these figures.

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