Question reference: S6W-23260
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 27 November 2023
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Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 7 December 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of workers currently employed by Scotland’s rural estates are paid at least the real Living Wage.
Answer
Per the latest available Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings real Living Wage data from the Office for National Statistics, Scotland remains the best performing of all four UK countries with the highest proportion of employees (18+) paid the Real Living Wage or more (91.0%). Ahead of Wales 88.2%, England 87.5%, NI 85.4%, and the UK 87.8%. The data is also recorded by Scottish Industry Sector in table 5.4, and Local Authority area in table 5.7. The full data tables can be accessed and downloaded from the following web page.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings-2022/