Football's plutocrats resist call for living wage for staff
Fair Pay News | on: Thursday, 30 October 2008
David Conn, The Guardian, 29th October The Premier League argues it pays market rates and the minimum salary is the government's responsibility The Premier League, the great, sparkling, global advert for Britain is, it seems, a standard-bearer for our deeply unequal society too. The pressure group Fair Pay Network is read moreMayor urges London Premier League Clubs to tackle poverty pay
Fair Pay News | on: Friday, 17 October 2008
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has personally written to the five London Premier League clubs urging them to tackle poverty pay within their organisations. Following on from the Mayor’s initial support for the national campaign ‘Relegate Poverty – Pay Fair’—organised jointly by the Fair Pay Network and the Institute for read moreUnite the Union launches petition against social dumping
Fair Pay News | on: Friday, 17 October 2008
Unite the Union has launched a new petition against social dumping within the European Union. Following three rulings by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which have potentially dire consequences for workers' rights across Europe including the undermining of collective action and the right to strike. ECJ rulings in the read moreNorwich - Bid to improve city wages
Fair Pay News | on: Tuesday, 7 October 2008
KIM BRISCOEEvening News 24 05 October 2008 08:00City leaders are launching a scheme aimed at putting a decent pay packet in the pocket of the city's worst-off workers.Norwich City Council is to launch a "living wage" project this month, aimed at setting an aspirational hourly rate of pay read more
