Nursery World - Rise to Living Wage will be felt by Scottish nurseries, warns NDNA

The NDNA says that Scottish nurseries, which must pay the Living Wage to deliver the country's funded hours, will be put under strain with the increase to the rate.

The cost of delivering childcare has increased by 20 per cent since last year, finds the DfE survey

Yesterday, the Living Wage Foundation, which is behind the Living Wage, announced an increase of 30p to the rate, bringing it to £9.30 per hour.

The London Living Wage has also risen to £10.75 per hour.

The Living Wage Foundation says that Living Wage businesses should start paying their staff the new rate as soon as possible. All employees should receive the new rate by 1 May 2020.

The UK rate is now £1.09 per hour more than the Government minimum wage for over 25-year-olds, and the London living wage is £2.54 per hour higher.

Nearly 6,000 UK businesses are paying their staff the Living Wage, which is independently calculated on actual living costs.

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