CULCHETH and Glazebury Parish Council has unanimously voted to adopt the “Living Wage” for their employees.
Councillors voted on proposals tabled by Cllr Chris Vobe and Cllr Peter Caswell to increase the wages of all staff on minimum wage to the Living Wage.
Cllr Vobe said: “Paying the Living Wage is a responsible step and a stance which should be adopted by every other parish council in the borough.”
He said the council greatly valued the work their staff did and recognised the quality service they help to provide for the village.
“We also know that increasing pay means more money in people’s pockets, which they can spend in local shops and businesses, which will in turn keep our economy moving.”
CULCHETH and Glazebury Parish Council has unanimously voted to adopt the "Living Wage" for their employees.
Council to pay living wage
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Who supplies the funding to pay these employees and how many are we talking about? Just interested to know if it is the taxpayer again, many of whom will not be in a position to be paid in this way but will be stuck with the minimum wage!
Of course it is the residents who will pay. Just watch your rates go up next year now that Labour have the majority of seats!
How sad, that the other commentators resent the parish council using it’s existing funds to pay its small number of employees a living wage.
While WBC’s income is capped, one person’s pay rise, is another persons redundancy or a cut in services to the tax payer.
Clearly Labour still don’t understand the basics of economics.
I would be happy for these employees to be paid the ‘living wage’ as long as all other employees, public and private sectors were to be guaranteed the same. I don’t think that will happen as most employers have to balance their books properly!