TRINITY has become the fourth parish to have received accreditation as a “Jersey Living Wage” employer – with those behind the campaign hoping the remaining parishes will “follow the example” and sign up.
The accreditation was secured through a campaign run by Catholic social action charity Caritas Jersey, which is licensed by the Living Wage Foundation in the UK to manage and co-ordinate the promotion of a “living wage” in the Island.
The rate, which is separate from the minimum wage – that recently rose to £13 per hour – takes into account the cost of living, taxes and the value of benefits available to working people on low incomes. It is currently set at £14.13 per hour.
Trinity Constable Philip Le Sueur said: “I am delighted that the parish’s commitment to its staff has been recognised and that we have received this living wage accreditation.
“We have a very small number of employees in the parish but all come together to make a team which I and the procureurs are delighted and proud to work with.”
Caritas chief executive Patrick Lynch said: “We are very happy to grant accreditation to the Parish of Trinity as a Jersey Living Wage employer.
“We thank the Connétable and his team, especially Debbie Le Mottee, for their support of the Jersey Living Wage campaign.
“Trinity is the fourth of the twelve parishes to be accredited and we encourage the other eight parishes to follow the example of Trinity and sign up to the Jersey Living Wage.”
The other parishes with a Jersey Living Wage employer accreditation are St Helier, St Saviour and St Peter.
Comité des Connétables chair, St Brelade Constable Mike Jackson, noted that parish wages were “dictated, principally, by the procureurs – who have responsibility for the accounts”.
