Wage Awards, hosted by KPMG and the Mayor of London. Over 100 top employers have made a public commitment to the Living Wage. Living Wage Foundation will launch the list of accredited employers during the first annual Living Wage Week which will take place 4th-10th November 2012. " "Thank you for your comments. They are broadly in line with the views held by most organisations throughout the UK and Europe, and also of the detailed research carried out by independent organisations and charities. I fear TruroKernow cannot put aside his personal politics even when commenting about a situation which adversely affects many thousands of people across the UK & Europe. He comments countries x, y & z pay a higher minimum wage but fails to make a comparison with the various cost of living indexes/purchasing power indexes. etc. Had he have done so, and he says he speaks a number of European languages, he would realise how unhelpful his comments were. This might help, http://tinyurl.com/24abjbp, but even then there are greater financial forces at play which distort all data. ie: politically motivated data manipulation. "I well remember the fight by some against equal pay for women; how it would destroy jobs, it never did. I remember those who fought against a minimum wage; how it would destroy jobs, it never did. Now we see the next step towards decent remuneration of the workforce; wait for it, 'it will destroy jobs', and it won't. It is true that a balance has