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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Department for Work and Pensions: Living Wage (13 September 2018)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in her Department that work (a) inside and (b) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.

Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour)

Answer

The Department for Work and Pensions pays all employees at least the statutory National Living Wage of £7.83 per hour, regardless of age.

The Living Wage Foundation advocates employers paying an alternative hourly rate known as the Real Living Wage (RLW) or London Living Wage (LLW). The current London Living Wage is £10.20.

(a) Inside Greater London 33 employees are paid less than the LLW

(b) Outside Greater London 15,663 employees are paid less than the LLW. Employees outside of Greater London can be based anywhere across the country.

Please note the above figures are calculated based on all employees in London working a 37 hour week. We do have individuals with a reserved right to work a 36 hour week, which would reduce these figures.


Answered by:
Justin Tomlinson (Conservative)
9 October 2018

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