Food giant Nestle has pledged to pay all of its workers the Living Wage. The company already pays the Living Wage to its own employees, but has now committed to pay agency workers and contract staff the rate as well.
The decision by food giant Nestlé to pay its contract staff and agency workers the Living Wage has been strongly welcomed by campaigners and trade union leaders.
Living Wage Foundation director Rhys Moore said: "The accreditation of Nestlé as a Living Wage employer marks a significant milestone in the campaign to tackle in-work poverty."
The head of the Unite union, Len McCluskey, said the decision was a "positive stance which shows that paying a living wage is not just good for communities but makes good business sense too".
The GMB union's Tim Roache suggested the move could enable "many more" big manufacturers to raise wages for the lowest paid employees.
From children's scooters to chainsaws, National Trading Standards has listed some of the potentially dangerous items it seizes daily.
A study by the University of Oxford forecasts an increase of more than half a million foreign-born people in England between 2011 and 2014.
More deprived areas of England have received the biggest cuts over the last five years, according to an influential think-tank.