Below you will find example sentences with "living wage". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Living Wage in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: living
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 29.2 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "living wage" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as according to living wage for us, and national living wage is important, minimum, national and per stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with minimum wage, living room, people living, living room, people living and assisted living, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with living wage
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
The Isle of Man Government previously committed to align the minimum wage with the living wage by 2025. (18 words)
It was gathered that both the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage exist in the United Kingdom. (19 words)
According to Living Wage for US, which released its in November, Buncombe County’s living wage is $24.08 per hour. (21 words)
The new living wage in Metro Vancouver has been — which Living Wage for Families BC determines as what a family would need to make hourly to cover the basics — and people living in the city say that’s “nowhere near enough” to survive. (43 words)
Rebecca also told the Press: “The increase in national minimum wage and national living wage is important as well, as it is almost forcing businesses to become minimum wage employers which is something that is a shared goal among colleagues to avoid. (42 words)
Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough receive a minimum hourly wage of £12, significantly higher than the government minimum for over 21s, which currently stands at £11.44 per hour. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
But, unlike the national minimum wage and living wage set by the government, the Real Living Wage is voluntary, with only around half a million people working for over 15,000 employers currently receiving the wage.
The new living wage in Metro Vancouver has been — which Living Wage for Families BC determines as what a family would need to make hourly to cover the basics — and people living in the city say that’s “nowhere near enough” to survive.
Rebecca also told the Press: “The increase in national minimum wage and national living wage is important as well, as it is almost forcing businesses to become minimum wage employers which is something that is a shared goal among colleagues to avoid.
According to Living Wage for US, which released its in November, Buncombe County’s living wage is $24.08 per hour.
Obi further emphasized the necessity of a living wage, saying, “It is within this context that the organized labour demands for a living wage become not only reasonable but also imperative.
So, presently we don't have a living wage in Nigeria and there is need for us to send a proposal to government to discuss a living wage.
The new rates are £2.72 higher than the statutory living wage, or National Living Wage, for London workers and £1.17 higher in other parts of the UK.
Garza told Council he expects the city to pay a living wage of $22 per hour by 2025, noting that raising the salary gradually means the city will not have to worry about future wage compression.
Ruth McMillan of Williams Lake, B.C., says even with an upcoming wage increase, she won't quite be making a living wage.
Sault Ste. Marie is the latest city to consider paying municipal workers a living wage instead of the minimum wage, which would mean a bump of about $4 per hour.
Seemingly addressing workers’ outcry over the current national minimum wage set at N30,000, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has promised a “living wage” that guarantees a “decent life”.
He further stressed that instead of bickering over Charter change, the two chambers of Congress must unite to enact a national minimum wage based on family living wage levels.
Impending rises in the National Living Wage for those aged 21 and over, and the National Minimum Wage for those under 21, will contribute to higher fixed costs.
It was gathered that both the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage exist in the United Kingdom.
More than half a million fast-food workers, mostly minorities and women, will earn higher minimum wage, but some say that’s not a living wage.
She stated: "The biggest inflation cost right now is the increase in the National Living Wage and making sure our employees get the wage increases that are appropriate.
Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Citizens Advice Doncaster Borough receive a minimum hourly wage of £12, significantly higher than the government minimum for over 21s, which currently stands at £11.44 per hour.
The Isle of Man Government previously committed to align the minimum wage with the living wage by 2025.
The living wage in Calgary is now $24.45, almost $10 per hour, or 63 per cent higher than Alberta's minimum wage.
This astonishing growth presents a golden opportunity to recalibrate the minimum wage and converge it towards a living wage—a baseline that reflects not just survival but dignity.