Starmer Hiring Assistant for Less Than Labour’s London Living Wage – Guido Fawkes

Starmer Hiring Assistant for Less Than Labour’s London Living Wage

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Guido was browsing job openings on W4MP when he stumbled upon an interesting listing – Starmer’s constituency office in Holborn and St Pancras is hiring. The Prime Minister is advertising for a ‘Constituency Office Assistant’ on a salary that’s…below the London Living Wage. Angela Rayner may want a word…

The role offers 25-30 hours per week, with a salary range of £18,333 – £25,600 per year. Crunch the numbers and at the lowest end – for more junior, inexperienced staff – someone working 30 hours a week would be on just £11.75 an hour – a full £2.10, or 15%, below the current London Living Wage of £13.85. Maybe Starmer should give his party’s ‘union’ Employment Rights Bill another read…

The ‘London Living Wage’ is a concept championed by Labour’s own Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. Looks like that memo got lost on its way to Starmer’s office. Do as they say, not as they do…