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Progress made on living wage discussion in Lower Hutt
HUTT CITY COUNCIL NEWS RELEASE
15 MARCH 2017
Progress made on living wage discussion in Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt Mayor Ray Wallace is pleased his recommendation on the living wage was passed at last night’s full council meeting.
“While there is still a lot of work to be done, including getting our own independent legal advice, having agreement in principle to the living wage is a signal to the Living Wage – Hutt Valley group that we want to work collaboratively with them.”
Mayor Ray Wallace recommended council:
• Agrees in principle to the living wage;
• Instructs the chief executive to produce a draft remuneration and employment policy under the Local Government Act 2002 that addresses paying the living wage to council employees, for consideration by council by 1 July 2017;
• Requests that the chief executive continues to work with the Living Wage - Hutt Valley Group to investigate how council contractors can apply the living wage to workers and reports back to council by 1 July 2017.
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