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Resource Library – Real Living Wage

What is the Real Living Wage? | Living Wage Foundation
The best place to go for more information on what the Real Living Wage is with support and information on how to become a Living Wage Employer

Here we provide resources from the CIPD on employee pay, the living wage and financial well-being.

CIPD Viewpoint: Low pay and financial well-being
Explore the CIPD’s point of view on low pay and financial well-being, including actions for Government and recommendations for employers.

Policy consultation: National Living Wage and Minimum Wage April 2020 rates
Read the CIPD’s submission to the Low Pay Commission
CIPD Voice article: Does adulthood begin at 25?
Twenty years on from the introduction of the National Minimum Wage, Ffion Meagher discusses the impact of the policy as well as living wage for over-25s
Report: Pay progression barriers for the lowest paid
This report aims to uncover the experiences of employees on the lowest rates of pay, and to understand the contributing factors to them becoming ‘stuck’ on low pay.
Report: Employee financial well-being
Financial well-being not only affects individual workers but it also affects business performance, as this report helps to illustrate. The report is accompanied by practical guidance and behavioural insights.

Guidance and Factsheets

Factsheet: Reward and pay
Introduces the basics of pay and reward, including staff benefits, and outlines the UK legal position.
Factsheet: Pay structures and pay progression
Pay structures give a framework for wages and salaries, while pay progression describes how employees’ pay increases