Dear Angus,
At the last Budget Setting meetings in February this year, the SNP Group were delighted that your administration agreed with us that the Living Wage should be implemented.
The payment of the Living Wage will give a significant boost to the low paid workers who are affected the most by the rise of inflation and also the council workers pay freeze.
The financial challenges facing our islands are great and especially to those who earn the least. With the levels of Fuel Poverty so high in the Outer Hebrides and one of the major contributing factors to Fuel Poverty is the low levels of wages for a lot of working people, the implementation of the Living Wage is of huge importance.
It is now mid-October and the Living Wage has not been implemented by your administration. I would like to know why this has not been done as agreed by all elected members and when will it be put into effect as per the unanimous decision between your administration and the SNP Group,
I look forward to hearing from you,
Yours Sincerely,
Gordon Murray
