What is the real living wage?
It’s statutory that all employers must pay their staff a fair and minimum wage for their work. At the moment the Government has outlined that nationally (excluding London) the hourly rates of pay are: £8.36 for under 23 year of age and £8.91 for over 23 year olds of age.
Connexus feels that this payment doesn’t go far enough in recognising the real contribution its staff make to its customers and so have opted to go above this, and pay the real living wage.
The real living wage, set annually by the Real Living Wage Foundation and gives employees a wage that meets their everyday living needs. This is reviewed every November by the Foundation. The real living wage is a voluntary hourly amount that goes above any statutory payments. Connexus has committed to paying all staff, including apprentices in their second year of placement - £9.50 an hour.