Graph: How the minimum has failed to keep up with the cost of living
As the graph from Green Party London Assembly member Jenny Jones shows, the National Minimum Wage has failed to keep up with London's rising cost of living.
As the graph from Green Party London Assembly member Jenny Jones demonstrates, in recent years the National Minimum Wage has failed to keep up with London’s rising cost of living.
Only the Living Wage has managed to do so, which is why it’s so important to make the case for a Mandatory Living wage in London (the London Living Wage is currently £8.80 an hour; and 400 employers pay it voluntarily).
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