What to expect?
The real Living Wage campaign has achieved massive success and profile in the UK. 15,000 employers are accredited real Living Wage employers and the campaign has put £3bn billion back into the pockets of more than 450,000 low paid workers. The national living wage in government policy. However, as a country we still face enormous problems around in-work poverty. 2 in 3 children living in poverty in the UK have a parent in work. Millions of working-age people are too ill to work. Surveys show that the number of people finding work fulfilling is in decline. How do we change this? What next for tackling in work poverty in the UK?
Why join this session?
Join our interactive session to learn more about how employers can tackle in work and post work poverty and be the judge of whether the change we need will come through legislative change or through employers going further than the minimums.
What are the key outcomes?
– Greater understanding of the history of the Living Wage campaign and accreditations we have developed to tackle in work poverty- Greater knowledge of what more employers can do to tackle in work poverty and improve work and wages for their lowest paid employees
Capacity
90 spaces available
Session hosted by
Martha Crawford
