Lowest paid council staff get wage rise

Leader of the Council, Councillor Allen Brett

The lowest-paid council workers are to get a pay rise as the council increases its 'local living wage' in line with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s recommended 'real living wage', not to be confused with the government's (lower) so-called 'national living wage'.

The rate of £8.75 is above the government’s rate, which is set to increase from £7.50 to £7.83 per hour in 2018.

The latest increase was agreed by the council’s cabinet committee when it met on Tuesday.

It comes after the council agreed in December 2017 to guarantee that some council jobs would be advertised only to residents living in the borough. Under the scheme all jobs on the council’s three lowest pay grades are now only open to residents who pay their council tax to Rochdale Borough Council.

These jobs are all advertised on Rochdale Online, see:

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/classifieds/jobs/

Councillor Allen Brett, the leader of the council and cabinet member for resources, said: “We are proud of the fact that we created our own local living wage and that it is being kept in-line with the recommendations made by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It ensures that the people who help keep our borough running receiving a decent level of pay for the valuable work they do for our communities.”

Hopwood Hall College recently joined Rochdale Online, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing and E.R. Williams, as one of a handful of organisations based in the Borough of Rochdale to gain accreditation from The Living Wage Foundation for guaranteeing a (real) living wage to all its employees.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/115593/hopwood-hall-college-joins-living-wage-employers-in-rochdale-borough