Also at Synod: children, the living wage
Posted: 23 Nov 2012 @ 01:14
ON Wednesday, the Synod voted to "strongly encourage" all Church
of England institutions to pay "at least" the living wage. John
Freeman (Chester), proposing the motion, said that if the Church
paid less than this, "why should the world take any notice of it
when it speaks out against other examples of economic
injustice?"
The Archbishop of York, Dr Sentamu, congratulated Mr Freeman on
his motion, saying that one in five people in work in the UK was
not paid a living ...
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