Earlier this year the States voted for all employees of the government, including those working for sub-contractors, to be paid a living wage with effect from this summer.
The Jersey Living Wage Advisory Council has announced that from 1 April 2018, the new rate in Jersey for the next year will be £10.20 per hour. The 45p increase is 4.6 per cent higher than the previous rate of £9.75 and brings the Jersey rate up to that of the UK’s capital, which has had the rate in place since November 2017.
The living wage is considered to be a wage that will provide a decent, if basic, standard of living for the recipient and allow them to live with dignity.
The minimum wage in Jersey – the legal hourly rate employers must pay their staff – is also due to increase on 1 April from £7.18 to £7.50 an hour.
In the UK, payment of a living wage to all staff aged 25 or above is compulsory.
