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Archbishop reveals plans for 1 million more to receive living wage

THE Archbishop of York unveiled plans yesterday to win a living wage for one million more workers — but stopped short of demanding that the government make it the legal minimum. 

Dr John Sentamu described working poverty as a “national scandal” as he launched the Living Wage Commission’s final report. 

The conclusions of a year long study argues employers can afford to pay 500,000 public-sector workers and 600,000 private-sector staff the living wage by 2020.

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