Discuss - Work Living Wage - Change the National Minimum Wage to a Living Wage

Are you in favour of changing the National Minimum Wage to a 'Living Wage'?

Alliance Party The Alliance Party would campaign for a standard minimum wage for workers aged 16 or more. Source: Alliance Party Westminster Manifesto

Conservative David Cameron at PMQ's, 4th March 2015: "First of all I support the living wage, and I think those employers who can pay it should pay it. What we do to help all people in this situation is to ensure the minimum wage is properly enforced, to see it increased over time and to lift people out of tax [...]" Source: PMQ's http://www.whoshallivotefor.com/resources/pmqs/04-march-2015

DUP "It emerged late last night that the DUP had filed a POC [petition of concert] against Mr Agnew’s amendment to the Education Bill seeking to introduce a living wage and pay-scale ratio for all employees of the new education authority in Northern Ireland." Source: http://stevenagnew.net/green-party-angered-as-dup-block-living-wage-amendment-with-petition-of-concern/

Green Party The Green Party has called for the statutory minimum wage to be immediately lifted to Living Wage levels and for a £10 per hour minimum wage for all by 2020. Source: http://greenparty.org.uk/news/2014/09/05/the-green-party-calls-for-a-%C2%A310-minimum-wage-for-all/

Labour Mr Miliband is expected to say he wants to create what he calls "more inclusive prosperity". And he is is set to say paying the living wage and banning zero-hours contracts will raise productivity. Source: BBC, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31483886

Liberal Democrat The Liberal Democrat party would 'Establish an independent review to consult on how to set a fair Living Wage, working with stakeholders such as the Living Wage Foundation. We will ensure this Living Wage is paid by all central government departments and executive agencies from April 2016 onwards, and encourage other public sector bodies including local authorities to do likewise.' Source: Liberal Democrat pre-2015 Manifesto

Plaid Cymru Plaid calls for stringent implementation of labour laws for all workers, including enforcement of a living wage to address the injustice of poor pay and unfair working conditions. Source: http://www.partyof.wales/our-vision-for-the-economy/

Respect Party Respect 'supports a policy of progressive taxation, not least because providing economic relief for those in most need of it will benefit our economy in the long run. Our workers need the basic dignity of a living wage; not just the minimum but something which assures the basic living requirements of everyone in the country'. Source: http://www.respectparty.org/national/national-living-wage/

SNP "As Scotland’s party of social democracy, we have already demonstrated that where we have the power, we act to make a difference – we are the first Scottish Government ever to pay the living wage to all employees covered by our pay policy." First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

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