NDM6860 Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Living Wage

NDM6860 Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) - Living Wage

NDM6860 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales

1. Notes the report by Cardiff Business School, 'The Living Wage Employer Experience'.

2. Welcomes the action taken by 174 employers across the public, private and third sectors in Wales to pay their employees the real living wage.

3. Calls on the Welsh Government to:

a) identify measures to support more employers in the public, private and third sectors to adopt the real living wage and become accredited real living wage employers; and

b) consider strengthening the Code of Practice on Ethical Employment in Supply Chains in relation to the real living wage.

The Living Wage Employer Experience

The Code of Practice on Ethical Employment in Supply Chains

 

Supporters
David Rees (Aberavon)

Dawn Bowden (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Hefin David (Caerphilly)
Helen Mary Jones (Mid and West Wales)
Jayne Bryant (Newport West)
Jenny Rathbone (Cardiff Central)

John Griffiths (Newport East)
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North)
Mark Isherwood (North Wales)
Mick Antonow (Pontypridd)
Mike Hedges (Swansea East)
Rhianon Passmore Islwyn)
Rhun ap Iorwerth (Ynys Môn)
Vikki Howells (Cynon Valley)

 

Business type: Debate

Reason considered: Senedd Business;

Status: Complete

First published: 10/06/2021

Decision due: 12 Dec 2018 by Plenary - Fifth Senedd

Lead member: Jane Hutt MS