Lela Kogbara, Director of Strategy at Islington Borough Council blogs in the Guardian today offering an illuminating insight into the process of becoming a Living Wage council.
Lela acknowledges it is not an easy journey, it involves renegotiating with contractors and regular meetings to make sure the Living Wage stays a priority. The efforts are paying off and Islington is leading the way in the public sector with a firm, practical commitment to become a Living Wage employer.
Greenwich, Lewisham and Tower Hamlets Borough Councils are also looking at their contractual obligations and making the move towards paying a Living Wage to all employees.
The Scottish Parliament already pays a Living Wage to all directly employed staff and they are developing ways to role this out to contracted staff too.
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