Living Wage Movement Aotearoa is calling on employers to take up the challenge and become an accredited Living Wage Employer.
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Starting from today, Living Wage Week celebrates the 300 employers who have committed to paying a minimum of $22.75 an hour to their workers.
The organisation's chairperson Gina Lockyer said the week is also a reminder that there are working people who are still earning below the living wage.
"We're celebrating our employers and our accredited employers and we're also putting the message out there - who else can step up and do it."
Workers have a better quality of life and feel valued if they are paid a living wage, Lockyer said.
Living wage employers now include councils, large corporates such as Westpac, community organisations such as Auckland City Mission and small businesses such as candle company Downlights.