Living Wage Is £7.20 From The First Of April 2016.

[RATTER15]

So does that end the minimum wage scheme? I suppose it does.

Also, people on benefits, will their benefits be adjusted to absorb that extra income for those currently on a wage less than £7.20? or will they actually be better off?

[mikey4444]

Morning Ratter !

Osborne never made any of this clear when he announced this so-called "Living Wage" was announced. Another anomaly is why this new rate doesn't apply to people aged 24 and under ?

Perhaps one of the manyTory fans here on AB can explain !

[Maydup]

The minimum wage scheme remains in place for the under 25's and those on apprenticeships. Just as we had begun to slight awareness of ageism in the workplace and along this comes to put us back a decade.

[dannyk13]

Mikey, all explained here:-
http://www.livingwage.org.uk/what-living-wage

[Maydup]

That's a link to info on the voluntary Living Wage Danny, mandatory National Living Wage for over 25's begins in April.

ratter - i don't quite understand your second question about people on benefits, but as far as I see it they are unaffected.

[Maydup]

Ooops apologies, I see info further down although the campaign for higher Living Wage is the purpose of the site.

[dannyk13]

Sorry Maydup it's here:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-living-wage-nlw/national-living-wage-nlw

[RATTER15]

Thanks all :-)

[tonyav]

Slightly different 'Living Wage' to paid to employee's of my local council in April, RATTER.

[tonyav]

Oops almost forgot to post the link.
http://www.expressandstar.com/news/2016/01/22/walsall-council-staff-to-be-paid-living-wage/