Our Communications Manager Liam Purcell reflects on news that the government plans to make businesses publish the gap between the pay of their chief executive and an average worker.
The rich CEO and Lazarus
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Category Archives: Fair Pay
Five links for Friday
Some end-of-the-week reading: five interesting links we came across this week.
Farewell and thank you!
As Tom Skinner moves on from his role as Coordinator of the Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign, he looks back on what has been achieved so far.
Giving everyone some money: a Christian thing to do?
Church Action on Poverty supporter Malcolm Torry introduces an idea for tackling poverty which has begun to move from the fringes into the mainstream.
The Living Wage: building the peoples movement
Today sees the start of the fourth annual Living Wage Week (1 – 7 November), and the launch of a new phase in the Living Wage campaign in the UK. There has never been a more crucial moment to strengthen the movement for Living Wages.
Tips for a local Living Wage Campaign
One way you can make a real impact on poverty where you live is by persuading local employers to pay the Living Wage. Tom Skinner, coordinator of the Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign, has prepared this simple guide to help you make it happen.
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The minimum wage rise was welcome but the messaging was wrong, and it matters
When George Osborne announced his new minimum wage rate of £7.20 it seemed a glimmer of hope amidst a challenging budget. The cuts to tax credits could leave many low-paid workers actually worse off, but at least employers are being asked to play their part in moving Britain away from a low-wage economy.
But there’s a problem. Tom Skinner, Cordinator of the Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign, explains.
Why we should close the gap between rich and poor, in seven pictures (and two cats)
Today (16 October 2014) is Blog Action Day. Thousands of bloggers around the world are talking about inequality. Here’s our contribution: a collection of pictures, which explain why we need to Close the Gap between rich and poor in the UK.
The Living Wage and ‘life to the full’
Church Action on Poverty has supported the launch of the Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign. Tom Skinner, the Campaign coordinator, reflects on how it’s going so far.
Challenging low pay in Manchester: launch of a new campaign
Launch of the Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign
A new campaign to promote Greater Manchester as a Living Wage Zone launched at the Greater Manchester Churches Together General Assembly on Monday 28 October.
