Islanders who are paid Jersey’s living wage will see their hourly rate increase by 72p in 2025.
It comes after an agreement was made at a meeting of the Jersey Living Wage Advisory Group this week to increase the rate from £13.41 to £14.13 per hour.
Caritas Jersey, who is licensed by the Living Wage Foundation in the UK to accredit employers in Jersey, said that the rate is “very similar” to what two-thirds of the median wage for 2024 would be (£14.17).
CEO Patrick Lynch said: “This will be good news for many at accredited organisations and their subcontractors ahead of the new year when many will have increased rental costs and also face increases in the cost of their utilities.
“This is the rate which the States Assembly aspires to, and we encourage the Council of Ministers to continue to make progress with the minimum wage towards parity with the Jersey living wage over the remaining 18 months of this assembly and to commit to achieving full parity in the first two years of the next assembly.”
The living wage campaign is one of Caritas Jersey’s four main projects, alongside the Social Inclusion Project, Prisoners’ Families Support Scheme and Homelessness/Cost of Living Project.
The charity says the purpose of encouraging employers to sign up as living wage employers is to “play a part in eradicating poverty in Jersey”.
Mr Lynch continued: “The Jersey living wage has never been as important as it is now for so many people with poverty unfortunately increasing and a continued rise in foodbank usage in our island.
“We encourage more employers to sign up to the Jersey Living Wage in 2025.”