REAL LIVING WAGE INCREASES TO £14.10 IN UK AND £15.45 IN LONDON
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What this means for your business
UK real Living Wage rises 4.8% to £14.10/hour; London rate up 4.4% to £15.45/hour. Cost headwind for Non-accredited UK SMEs competing for the same entry-level workers: upward pressure on their own wage bills or higher turnover, squeezing operating margins. Named: companies Everton FC; sectors Retail, Hospitality.
- Step 1 · The triggerthe Living Wage Foundation raises the voluntary UK real Living Wage by 4.8% to £14.10/hour and the London rate by 4.4% to £15.45/hour, lifting the pay floor for nearly half a million workersWhy this follows: a higher wage floor shifts the labour supply curve upward, raising the equilibrium price of entry-level labour (Supply and Demand).
- Step 2 · Knock-onaccredited employers such as IKEA, Uniqlo and Everton FC must raise hourly pay for their lowest-paid UK staff, increasing direct labour costs
- Step 3 · Knock-onhigher entry-level pay improves retention and morale among accredited employers' workforces, partially offsetting the cost increase
- Step 4 · Reaches younon-accredited UK SMEs competing for the same entry-level workers face upward pressure on their own wage bills or higher turnover, squeezing operating margins
The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.
Key takeaway
UK real Living Wage rises 4.8% to £14.10/hour; London rate up 4.4% to £15.45/hour.
Named in this analysis
Companies: Everton FC
Sectors: Retail, Hospitality
Source: Real Living Wage Foundation
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- Real Living Wage Foundation
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