The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced that the London Living Wage will increase from £10.20 to £10.55 per hour as he revealed that the London Stadium has become the latest high-profile employer to become accredited by the scheme.
Announcing the new rate at the Barbican Centre today, Sadiq called on the city’s big employers in the public and private sectors to follow suit and to start paying their workforce the London Living Wage.
The Mayor also announced that, after he took over direct control of the London Stadium late last year, the stadium with up to 2,500 employees on match days is now an accredited Living Wage employer.
The Mayor thanked the Stadium’s management team who have overseen the complex contract negotiations needed to make sure that all full time and sub-contracted staff – including cleaners, security and catering workers – at the Stadium will have received their pay rise by December, backdated to August 2018.
He is particularly keen for major sporting and cultural institutions to follow this example and sign up to the scheme and will be writing to many of them in the coming weeks encouraging them to do so.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “I am determined to make London a fairer and more equal city, so I’m proud to say that the London Stadium has joined more than businesses across the capital in becoming a Living Wage employer.
“Now I’m calling on all of our city’s employers – in the public and private sectors – to do the same and to start paying their workforce the London Living Wage. And I’m calling on our most influential institutions – from our universities, local authorities, and airports, to our football clubs, theatres and galleries – to help lead the way.
“More workplaces need to step up and fulfilling their obligations to our city and our society.
“Paying the London Living Wage is not only the action of a responsible organisation, but a successful one too.
“Many of the accredited employers I speak to tell me of the increased productivity and reduced staff turnover that they’ve experienced since signing up so I wholeheartedly encourage more businesses across our great city to get involved.”
Speaking on behalf of E20 Stadium LLP, Lyn Garner, Chief Executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation, said:“We are very proud that the London Stadium is the largest venue to be Living Wage accredited in the UK and we very much hope that others will now follow suit.
“We are grateful to the Living Wage Foundation for working with us to tackle low pay and to achieve this important milestone.”
Press Release Source: https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/london-stadium-will-offer-all-staff-the-llw