living wage

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living wage (plural living wages)

  1. (economics) The minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs.
    Coordinate terms: minimum wage, slave wage, maximum wage
    • 2019 October 23, Rail, page 13:
      The RMT union is claiming a "massive victory" after outsourcing company Mitie agreed to pay the living wage to employees working at Network Rail stations. It follows a campaign by the union to improve pay, with RMT General Secretary Mick Cash commenting: "This is a massive victory in the fight to eliminate the evil of low pay on the railway, [...]."

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