Right thing to do say Ramsey Commissioners
Other local authorities may well follow suit in adopting the living wage for all their workers.
On Friday Ramsey Commissioners announced the move, based on the Manx Living Wage of 8.61 an hour.
That figure was arrived at by the Manx National Economic Development Forum.
Chair of Ramsey Commissioners, Andy Cowie, says they felt it was the right thing to do . .

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