Thousands of Manchester charity workers to receive guaranteed rights
THOUSANDS of charity workers in Manchester will receive guaranteed contracts, increased workplace rights and the living wage under an unprecedented new deal that could be replicated nationwide.
The charter, to be signed at lunchtime tomorrow by the Unite union and Manchester City Council, is Britain’s first contract of its kind.
It will ensure that all council-funded charity organisations pay their staff the Manchester living wage of £8.75 per hour.
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