Unions welcome energy firm's living wage commitment

U.K.

Unions at EDF Energy have welcomed the company's commitment to pay at least the living wage to all its employees and to work towards ensuring that all its contractors also pay the living wage. The rate is calculated by the Living Wage Foundation and is currently GBP 9.40 (EUR 11.80) in London and GBP 8.25 (EUR 10.40) outside London. This is not to be confused with the new rate for the official minimum wage. The government has introduced a new minimum wage rate of GBP 7.20 (EUR 9.00) and has called it the "living wage". This applies only to workers aged 25 and over. Workers aged 21-24 continue to get the minimum wage rate of GBP 6.70 (EUR 8.45).
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