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| Living Wage Foundation

A Toolkit for Hospitality Employers

Hospitality is the third largest employer in the UK and accounts for 1 in 10 jobs across the country, in businesses ranging from coffee shops to night clubs, wedding venues and holiday…

| Nye Cominetti, Louise Murphy

Calculating the real Living Wage for London and the rest of the UK: 2024

This report sets out the method through which the 2024-25 Living Wage rates in London and the rest of the UK are calculated by the Resolution Foundation and overseen by the Living Wage Commission…

| Klervi Mignon

London’s Low Pay Landscape

This report sets out to understand who earns less than the London Living Wage, and the impact this has on their lives. It functions as a companion piece to our previous publication, London’s…

| Sarah Lyall, Gail Irvine

Policy Briefing: Sufficient and Predictable Hours

In the UK today 6.1 million people are trapped in insecure forms of work, unable to get the regular, secure hours they need to meet everyday needs and plan for the future. It is one of the major…

| Ana Wittevenn

Retirement realities: Understanding the impact of the cost-of-living on pension savings and retirement expectations

Many people in the UK are experiencing poverty once they retire from work, and many more may be at risk of post-work poverty in the future if their pension contributions are not sufficiently high…

| Molly Broome

Calculating a Living Pension: the 2024 update

Last year, the Living Wage Foundation launched the Living Pension standard to tackle low pension saving. Nearly 50 employers have now signed up to the voluntary savings target, committing to help…

Case studies

Find out more about how employers have implemented the Living Wage, Living Hours and what it's meant for their business.