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Carers and NHS staff to be left behind after real living wage rise, unions warn
Junior doctor members of the British Medical Association (BMA) on the picket line outside the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, at the start of a five-day strike, July 13, 2023
CARERS and NHS workers will miss out from a 10 per cent rise in the Real Living Wage (RLW), unions warned today, as they called for a boost to the statutory minimum.
The RLW — voluntary for employees to offer — is set by the Living Wage Foundation, who have said it will rise by £1.10 to £12 an hour outside London and by £1.20 to £13.15 an hour in the capital.
The foundation said the rise, which came into effect today, reflects “persistently high costs” for low-paid workers.
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