The Real Living Wage

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:05 pm on 16 November 2021.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:05, 16 November 2021

I thank Mike Hedges for that question, Llywydd. According to the Living Wage Foundation, in 2021, the proportion of employee jobs in Wales paid at least the real living wage was 82.1 per cent. Yesterday’s announcement of an increase in the hourly rate of the real living wage will benefit almost 13,000 workers in Wales at 359 accredited employers.