The homeless are mostly working poor who need jobs that pay a living wage.
David Warr, Chairman of the Jersey Chamber of Commerce said that in some cases it was a good idea to pay a living wage.
The production of our surfaces has diverted millions of tons of glass from the waste stream, and has created green collar jobs in the manufacturing sector that pay a living wage.
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"Profitable companies like Amazon, dodging fair taxes while failing to pay their staff a living wage and treat them properly, deserve a corporate Asbo, " he said.
But for many of us, the problem is not that we don't want to have gleaming, fully up-to-date factories or to pay our workers a living wage.
If we pay restaurant workers a living wage and ensure they can stay home when they're sick, that means fewer taxpayer dollars on public health emergencies and fewer stomach aches for diners as well.
She cannot refuse to invest in a company that does not pay the Living Wage, or have union agreements, or offshore tax haven subsidiaries, but is only allowed to apply the savings to creating the largest cash return possible.
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The GMB claimed the firm was failing to pay corporation tax and was not offering a "living wage" to employees.
So, when it comes to the living wage, politicians are really looking for a free lunch: or rather, a free pay rise.
There was a brief wage freeze, but since then she says her pay packet has kept up with the rising cost of living.
Darren Johnson, a London Assembly Green Party member, said the mayor needed to do more to get councils to pay workers London living wage.
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