It is common for Living Wage campaigners to say that adoption of the Living Wage “would benefit staff and businesses”. … Continue reading “The Living Wage: beware the trade-off deniers”

With £12bn of working age welfare cuts expected in this Budget, Conservative voices are clamouring for the “Living Wage” to … Continue reading “Two more bad arguments for why Britain needs a mandatory Living Wage”

The Living Wage Foundation – which lobbies employers to pay £9.15 an hour in London and £7.85 elsewhere – has … Continue reading “Why a compulsory living wage is not the best way to help society’s poorest”