Church branded ‘hypocritical’ after it calls on employers to pay Living Wage

‘The Church of England is facing accusations of hypocrisy after demanding that employers pay staff at least the living wage whilst paying members of its own staff significantly less.

The Living Wage, calculated from the basic cost of UK life, is currently £7.85 an hour outside London.

It has emerged that a church job, as a member of the “waiting on –staff” at Lichfield Cathedral was advertised at £6.50 an hour, the current national minimum wage. According to the Sun, Canterbury Cathedral advertised for two kiosk assistants to be paid £6.70.’

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