Issue - meetings

To note and endorse the ‘London Living Wage Symposium report’, following the council’s London Living Wage Symposium which took place in March 2016.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the ‘London Living Wage Symposium report’ at Appendix 1 of the report be noted and endorsed, following the council’s London Living Wage Symposium which took place in March 2016.

2.  That the recommendations within the report that seek to contribute to a higher-wage economy, and specifically those recommendations for local government be noted and endorsed, which should:

·  Celebrate good practice in their local area and lead by example by becoming a Living Wage accredited employer

·  Make local arguments for pay and productivity, helping businesses to understand how they can gain more value from their workforce through a living wage policy

·  Align local skills with the productivity agenda, ensuring further and higher education provision is linked to employer need and demand

·  Join up pay campaigns with other cost of living issues, including housing.