️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  The multi-millionaire boss of Next sparked anger last night after declaring that the living wage was <unk>irrelevant<unk>. The Tory peer Lord Wolfson, who last year took home £4.6million, said the living wage was 'irrelevant'. Tory peer Lord Wolfson, who last year took home £4.6million, said it was <unk>an invention<unk> and <unk>not a reality<unk>. £7.85 an hour and £9.15 in London. The living wage is calculated according to the basic cost of living in the UK and is £7.85 an hour and £9.15 in London. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Lord Wolfson earns a basic salary of £729,000 which works out at £233 an hour assuming he works 12 hours a day and excluding weekends.<unk> Lord Wolfson earns a basic salary of £729,000 which works out at £233 an hour assuming he works 12 hours a day and excluding weekends.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> I think retail wages are a living wage for a lot of people but not for everyone.<unk>I think retail wages are a living wage for a lot of people but not for everyone. What is a living wage will depend on the circumstances of the person earning it more than the amount being paid.<unk>What is a living wage will depend on the circumstances of the person earning it more than the amount being paid. What is a living wage for a student living at home is very different from a living wage for someone who is supporting family. <unk>What is a living wage for a student living at home is very different from a living wage for someone who is supporting family. I think there are a lot of people for whom £6.70 an hour is a wage they can live on but it<unk>is not a wage everyone can raise a family on.<unk> Il faut se rappeler que dans le commerce de détail, la grande majorité des emplois sont à temps partiel, de sorte que le montant que vous gagnez par heure n'a pas vraiment d'importance,<unk> a-t-il déclaré. ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> The Next chief executive employs 48,417 full and part time staff earning an average £11,000 annual salary.<unk> The Next chief executive employs 48,417 full and part time staff earning an average £11,000 annual salary. <unk> <unk> <unk> The firm says its rate of £6.70 an hour is above the minimum wage of £6.50. [The firm says its rate of £6.70 an hour is above the minimum wage of £6.50.] Luke Hildyard from the High Pay Centre described Lord Wolfson's comments as <unk>crass<unk>.<unk> Luke Hildyard from the High Pay Centre described Lord Wolfson's comments as <unk>crass<unk>. <unk> <unk> <unk>
Next boss earned £ 4.6million last year - pays shop workers £ 6.70 an hour. Tory peer Lord Wolfson said he thinks living wage is 'an invention' Next employs 48,417 staff earning an average £ 11,000 annual salary. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>