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A report from Carole Vallelly, organiser of the GMB union in Swindon and Wiltshire:
“GMB have been carrying out protests outside Next stores up and down the country.
“Next expect their profits to be up to £620m for the year up to January 2013.
“Next recently advertised a job for as low as £4.42 per hour, and are only paying £2.65 to apprentices.
“We think it is only fair they share their profits with their employees.
“By paying staff minimum wage or less, this will put an unnecessary burden on welfare in that employee incomes are subsidised by the taxpayer through working and family tax credits.
“It could be seen as the taxpayer subsiding Next profits.“If Next raised wages for all staff by £1 per hour, the company would still make profits in excess of £550m per year.
People I have been talking to are very supportive of the campaign for a living wage. Paying £7.45 an hour isn’t a lot to ask.
“GMB are holding regular demonstrations against Next across the country, until they do the decent thing and pay their staff a minimum living wage.”
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