£15 an hour equates to £28,958 a year. TfGM is paying many staff up to band 5 less than this. These workers deserve to be brought up to a decent wage as quickly as possible, and by 31 March 2026 at the absolute latest.
Meanwhile contractors, outsourced and subcontracted staff aren’t even guaranteed the Living Wage Foundation’s ‘real Living Wage’ of £12 an hour, which equates to £23,167. TfGM has long promised to become and accredited Living Wage employer.
The Living Wage foundation explains the process for accredited employers:
In order to be accredited an employer must pay all directly employed staff the Living Wage and have an agreed plan in place for third party contracted staff such as contracted catering, cleaning, security, parks or ground staff. Phased implementation means that the Living Wage is rolled out across third party contracts over time, as the contracts come up for renewal. These contracts are included in the licence agreement as ‘milestones’. The Foundation will check in with you periodically to ensure the milestones are on track.
Let’s put an end to poverty pay at TfGM – every worker deserves better.