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AGM season: Investors press for cost of living action

Investors are urging companies to protect low-paid workers as inflation rises, Reuters reports.

AGM season: Investors press for cost of living action
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An investor coalition managing £2.4 trillion has called on companies to ensure that low-paid workers within their staff and supply chains are protected from disproportionate impacts of the cost of living crisis.

Investors are urging companies to review pay awards in line with inflation, which reached 10.4% in February, and to commit to paying a living wage, guaranteeing working hours and providing fair contracts.

Read more at Reuters.

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