Campaigners hail Hull City Council's Living Wage move

“Well Done Hull City Council! First step in the fight against using tax payers money to subsidise unscrupulous private employers who fail to pay workers the proper market rate (how ironic is that) for the job.”

“York has also agreed to the living wage. The government want to make the poor poorer and their rich cronies richer, so if we wait for the government to make it law we will be waiting for ever.”

“Living Wage is often an idealistic wage, given the fact the cash is no longer there. If its taken from other budgets, earned through a tax rise, or savings, fair enough. To start seriously thinking theres going to wage equality nirvana is to head down the path Labour took in the 2000s, spending at levels which bankrupt the nation and was the reason we are where we are.

Perhaps the big earning fat cat council managers might support their comrades even more be donating a few grand from their generous salaries-as theres no new cash out there, a bit of wage equality would help, isnt that what Labours all about? Perhaps not, given the high earning cronyism of millionaire Blair and his highness Prescott.”

“If you give an extra £1 per hour to 1400 people it doesn't sound like much but that £1 costs the tax payer £1400 every hour or £56,000 a week or £242,666 a month or £2,912,000 a year.

So that £1 per hour for 1400 people costs the tax payer nearly 3 million pounds a year. How many old peoples homes have to close to pay for the wage rise or how many more policemen, nurses or teachers could that money have paid for.”

“RAMONA FLOWERS

If that's your business name, no more business from me, if people had more in their pocket, they may put more in yours dumbo.”

“As I said at the Council meeting, I cannot understand the TU's campaign on this. They are trying to "persuade" employers to adopt the Living Wage, instead of campaigning to get the Government to make the level of the Living Wage the Minimum Wage, which would then be legally enforceable.
Hopefully someone will be able to explain this strange approach to me?”

“brillant move ,whilst most people in this city are stuck on minmium wages ,due to hull paying low wages , the council decides to look after its own ,so now those not working in the public sector will be funding those in it in some form ,along with the pensions ,no surprise this council always find money to throw money about when it wants ,what you doing for the rest of the tax payers ,oh yeah putting up every thing”

“Well done to Hull City Council, leading by example. The living wage is just that, what you need to "survive" on. So less people will be dependant on benefits to top them up. Now the government and the consumer needs to pressure more companies to pay a living wage. For far too long companies like Tescos pay the minimum wage and rely on the tax payer to top up the wages of their staff.”

“The council are very generous with 'our' money.

Maybe if it was their own pocket the money was coming from they would think twice before giving unnecessary wage rises.”

“Come on East Riding Council - your turn next!”