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MHK wants a voluntary living wage for Island

An MHK will ask Tynwald to consider introducing a voluntary living wage on the Isle of Man. 

Lawrie Hooper will ask the court to consider bringing in the measure which local businesses can 'opt into' and pay their staff a decided 'living wage'. 

The Ramsey MHK believes the wage shouldn't be mandatory but something a business can do to establish themselves to customers and employees. 

He says we'll have to do research as we currently don't have any idea what a living wage might look like:

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