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Burberry announces cost-of-living wage increase

British luxury heritage brand Burberry confirms that it has brought forward the implementation of the increased Living Wage in the UK by more than six months to support its staff in light of the rising cost of living. The Living Wage Foundation, which sets the UK’s Living Wage pay rates, has calculated the new hourly rate at 10.90 pounds an hour...

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Real living wage increases by 10 percent in ‘largest year-on-year rise’

Employees working for companies under the Living Wage Foundation are set to see their ‘Living Wage’ rates rise to 10 pound 90 pence an hour across the UK and 11 pound 95 pence in London. The move will be applicable to almost 400,000 people working for over 11,000 companies linked to the foundation in what is set to be the largest year-on-year...

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Oliver Bonas to pay Living Wage

Independent fashion and lifestyle retailer Oliver Bonas has become the first UK high street employer to bring the ‘real’ living wage into force. From today, September 1, Oliver Bonas will pay its employees aged 18 and over a minimum of 7.85 pounds an hour, or 9.15 pounds an hour in London, figures calculated based on the cost of living as...