THE NUMBER of businesses paying Oxford Living Wage has more than doubled in the past few months. 

Businesses volunteer to pay the living wage, which is higher than the national minimum wage and reflects the cost of living, renting and food shopping. 

The number of businesses accredited as part of Oxford City Council's Living Wage employer regonition scheme has gone up from 20 in September to 55 in November 2021. 

How much do you earn on the living wage?

From next year (April 2022), employees who get the living wage in London will have an hourly rate of £11.05. 

Outside of the capital it will be £9.90. 

In Oxford, it will be £10.50 - 95 per cent of London Living Wage to recognise the high cost of living in the city. 

In comparison, the national minimum wage is set at £8.91 for anybody over the age of 23. 

What employers are paying the Oxford Living Wage?

1) JS MOTORS OXFORD LTD

2) Oxfordshire Youth

3) Oxford Digital Media Ltd

4) Oxford Fairtrade Co-operative Limited t/a Fairtrade at St Michaels

5) ChooseWell Uk Ltd.

6) Lamb Catering and Events Ltd

7) The Black Boy Oxford Ltd

8) The Oxford Fine Food Store Ltd

9) ASM Auto-Recycling

10) Oxford Duplication Centre

11) B4

12) White Rabbit Oxford

13) OCVA

14) Global Academy Jobs

15) Organic Deli Cafe & Groceries

16) Chamomile Care Ltd

17) Greencore Construction

18) You HR Consultancy Ltd.

19) Oxford Economics

20) Brill Power Limited

21) Oxford Hub

22) Oxford Direct Services (ODS)

23) The Community Action Groups Project Oxfordshire

24) Baby College Ltd

25) All Care (GB) Ltd.

26) Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish Council

27) Advanced Oxford CIC

28) Oxford & District Building Services Ltd

29) Oxford Bus Company

30) University Church of St Mary the Virgin Oxford

31) Emmaus Oxford Ltd

32) Fisher Studios Ltd

33) Good Food Oxford

34) Campion Hall

35) Oxford Trust

36) Community First Oxon

37) My Life My Choice

38) Jessop and Cook Architects Ltd

39) Elmore Community Services

40) Oxford Quaker Meeting House

41) Oxford Science Enterprises

42) Oxfordshire Community Foundation

43) Hoyles Oxford

44) Curtains Made Simple

45) Oxford Sciences

46) Digital Remit

47) University of Oxford

48) Blackfriars

49) Merton

50) Fusion

51) Anne Veck

Oxford City Council, ODS (Oxford Direct Services) and Fusion also pay the Oxford Living Wage and four more companies are in the process of being finalised.

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