Living wage recommendation to increase in 2024

The rate will rise from £12.19 to £13.41 in 2024

The recommended living wage people should be paid in Jersey will be increased by more than £1 an hour in 2024.

The charity Caritas Jersey, licensed by the Living Wage Foundation in the UK, has raised the rate from £12.19 to £13.41 per hour.

Chief executive Patrick Lynch said the charity had "real concern about the levels of poverty and those people for whom their wages no longer meet their outgoings".

He said: "The increase to £13.41 per hour, agreed this week by the Living Wage Advisory Committee members, acknowledges the true cost of living in Jersey and aims to help people in these very challenging and unprecedented times."

He added: "The new rate represents an increase of just under 10.1%, which correlates with the latest inflation figures, so accurately acknowledges the increased cost of living."

Mr Lynch said he hoped the the government would stick to its post-election commitment, which was to raise the minimum wage alongside the living wage.

He added that he was "disappointed" that the government had not consulted it as part of its wage review.

The government said Social Security Minister Elaine Millar would publish her review into the feasibility of converting the minimum wage to a living wage this week.

It said the technical review looked at evidence from "a range of countries where voluntary living wage campaigns" were set up, and did not include local consultation.

"Ministers value the work that Caritas Jersey undertake in promoting the Caritas Jersey living wage rates," the government said.