The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted that revelations the Church of England was offering jobs that paid below the living wage were “embarrassing”, less than a week after rebuking politicians for not ensuring workers were paid a “modest hourly rate”.
Justin Welby told clergy and business leaders in Birmingham on Monday that the church was implementing plans to ensure the living wage — defined as £7.85 an hour outside London — was paid across the organisation but said it would take time.
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