Barking and Dagenham local authority in east London has agreed to pay a minimum living wage of £9.00 (€10.50) an hour to all workers - making the annual minimum £16425 (€19100). The £9.00 rate is in fact 45p (€0.52) more than the official living wage rate calculated by the Greater London Authority. It will apply to all directly employed workers as well as agency staff working for the council.
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