Almost half a million UK workers are getting a real pay rise — because their employers chose to give one

Nobody ordered this pay rise, which is exactly what makes it heartening. The real Living Wage — a voluntary rate worked out from the actual cost of living — rises to £14.10 (about $19) an hour across the UK and £15.45 (about $21) in London, in the scheme's 25th anniversary year. Close to 17,000 employers have signed up to pay it to everyone over 18, so almost half a million workers will see the increase land in their pay packets, with employers asked to apply it as soon as they can.

SDG 8 · Decent work and economic growth — Mechanism: market force