Press Release: Living Wage
Workers on the Living Wage are set to gain an extra 90 cents an hour from 1 September this year when the Living Wage increases to $23.65 an hour. That will include those workers contracted on a regular and ongoing basis to, or working for, over 300 accredited employers.
The Living Wage Movement supports low-income workers and families to advocate for, and gain, wages that provide workers and their families with the basic necessities of life allowing them to live with dignity and to participate in society.
“We believe all workers deserve a Living Wage and we’ve found over 300 employers around the country willing to join us by paying their staff and contractors this rate ensuring their workers can afford the necessities of life,” says Living Wage spokesperson Felicia Scherrer.
“Today we’re especially pleased to announce two newly accredited Living Wage employers: law firm Buddle Findlay and DDL homes, who are joining us in this essential work and have become accredited Living Wage employers.”
Philip Maitland, Chief Executive of Buddle Findlay celebrated receiving the certificate today saying, “as a law firm we pay our people well and were paying the Living Wage before becoming accredited. We are proud to support the Living Wage Movement and to support our third-party partners. Our accreditation gives us comfort that we are having a positive impact on salaries in Aotearoa."
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