National Living Wage by then. A survey conducted in November 2015 by the Resolution Foundation and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development revealed that the policy is expected to have its greatest impact in the retail, hospitality and healthcare sectors. The policy has received criticism from some large employers, particularly supermarkets and the food and drink sector, where profits may be reduced by up to 10%. Some large employers have said that they may pass on the additional cost to consumers in the form of higher prices and some intend to improve productivity. The supermarket chain Lidl has said it will implement
Living Staff Living Wage workers recognising the then poverty line as being £6.25. Staff later accepted a staggered pay increase of more than 22%. In February 2014 Ritzy reps met with Picturehouses at ACAS and were offered a deal that fell short of the Living Wage, following this in March 2014 workers balloted for industrial action. One action in June involved workers leaving their picket line in Brixton to travel to Hackney Picturehouse to demonstrate the perceived irony of the chain hosting of the Amnesty International Football and Human Rights Watch Film Festival. The protest gathered a lot of attention as Eric Cantona came