The real living wage : civil regulation and the employment relationship /
"The Real Living Wage presents a detailed case study of the campaign for the Living Wage, a voluntary standard promoted by the community organizing network Citizens UK, and a striking example of the civil regulation of the employment relationship. The book first examines the nature of the Livin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2023]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "The Real Living Wage presents a detailed case study of the campaign for the Living Wage, a voluntary standard promoted by the community organizing network Citizens UK, and a striking example of the civil regulation of the employment relationship. The book first examines the nature of the Living Wage as a body of regulation and the methods that Citizens UK and its partner organization, the Living Wage Foundation, have used to encourage employers to adopt the standard. It then considers the responses to the campaign of employers, trade unions, and public authorities. The book identifies those employers that have backed the campaign and their motives for doing so, the variable responses of trade unions, which have encompassed forming coalitions with campaigners alongside considerable suspicion and conflict, and the methods that national, regional, and local governments have used to promote the standard. The book ends by presenting evidence of the impact of the campaign. It shows that the scheme has been redistributive, with more than 12,500 employers adopting the Living Wage, benefitting about 340,000 low-wage employees. It also shows that there is a business case for the Living Wage and identifies a series of positive effects for employers that have implemented the standard within their organizations"--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations, charts |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 019187292X 9780191872921 |