RESOLVED:

A. Cabinet notes what is required for the Council to achieve accreditation as a Living Wage Employer from the Living Wage Foundation; and

B. Cabinet notes the indicative cost implications of rolling out the Real Living Wage (RLW) and London Living Wage (LLW) across all Merton ‘in-scope’ contracts; and

C. Cabinet approves Merton seeking accreditation as a Living Wage Employer and agrees to introduce the Real Living Wage into Merton contracts - as and when the contracts come up for re-tendering (excluding Care Home contracts) – Phase I

D. Cabinet agrees that more work be undertaken to ascertain a more realistic cost for implementing the LLW across Merton’s Care Home contracts and that this work is carried out after Merton has achieved its Living Wage Employer accreditation – Phase II.

E. Cabinet agrees the appointment of Cllr Billy Hayes as the Living Wage champion so that the Council may build on its status as a Living Wage Employer and become a Living Wage Borough