Workers at Lichfield City Council could be guaranteed to earn the living wage if plans are approved.
Labour has put forward the proposal to amend the authority’s pay policy as part of National Living Wage Week.
If agreed it would mean that workers earn no less than £12 per hour.
Cllr Dave Robertson, leader of the Labour-controlled council, said he was pleased to put forward the proposal.
“The council’s hardworking staff do a huge amount to support the community in Lichfield, be it in the Guildhall, Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum or in many other places around our city.
“It is right to make sure that our employees are treated well and part of that should be making sure that they earn a wage which they can live on.
“I’m happy that we’ve been able to propose this for council next month, and even better that we’ve been able to do so during National Living Wage Week.”
Dave Robertson, Lichfield City Council
The proposals will be discussed at a meeting of the city council next month.
I propose they do their job first and actual improvements to this city instead of kicking itself in the groin with poor decisions they cost jobs and livelihoods. This is very poor timing from Cllr Dave Robertson, as we’ve already wittnessed our council making life much more diffcult during the cost of living crisis by hightening the car parking fees in Lichfield by almost double. Admit you were asleep, back track now out of fairy land.
The comments about car parking by “Local Man” don’t really represent the full picture. He makes no reference to the charges that have been reduced or removed completely. The confusion between Lichfield City Council referred to in the article and Lichfield District Council which alone is responsible for the car parking further reduces the credibility of the comments. Doubling of long stay charges in carparks that are intended solely for useful short stays seems a laudable revision.
@Local Man – Ignoring the fact that Lichfield City Council and Lichfield District Council are two different organisations, are you seriously arguing that ordinary workers shouldn’t get the national living wage because of decisions about entirely different matters made by their bosses? Jeez, I hope I never work for you.
When you realise it’s NOT the frontline workers who do the actual hard work, who go out their way to help. Then your understand my comment. The ones who deserve a living wage are likely not to see it for sometime. I dont think its right for someone who does bad job, day after day, causing collateral damage and is paid over 25k a year plus bonus. I don’t think that’s right. Plus reminder this a proposal, nothing is written on paper.
So they are laying some concrete on the ‘waste ground’ that used to be a thriving car showroom five years ago for council workers to park on and propose paying them the living wage. Lucky council workers eh!!!!
A lot of workers in the town are on minimum wage and have to pay to park their cars. One wonders how much our council tax will be increasing next year to accommodate this lot.