Retailers should pay a minimum wage of at least £12 per hour, as recent increases offer little respite against soaring inflation, trade union Usdaw urges.
In a vote at Usdaw’s annual meeting in Blackpool, delegates voted unanimously to increase the union’s demand from £10 an hour previously.
Usdaw General Secretary, Paddy Lillis, said: “Now, with inflation soaring, the cost of everyday items increasing and energy bills skyrocketing, the call of £10 per hour needs to be refreshed.”
He added: “£12 an hour, as a step towards £15 per hour, is a figure we can build a campaign around. A figure we can take into our pay negotiations, take into Parliament and take into our discussions with the Low Pay Commission.”
