A third of contractors may ‘have to cut staff’ as living wage increase bites

The latest increase in the national living wage could force one in three contractors to lay off staff, a C+D snapshot poll shows.

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“The wage rise for my small group of four pharmacies will be £8,000”
Kate Bowie

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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