股权活跃分子迫使英国零售商采用“实际生活工资”来刺激经济稳定。
Shareholder activists push UK retailers to adopt the "real living wage" to boost economic stability.
股东积极分子正在逼迫英国零售巨头Next、M&S和JD体育公司(JD Sport)向员工支付“真实生活工资”,
Shareholder activists are pressing UK retail giants Next, M&S, and JD Sports to pay their employees the "real living wage" to improve social cohesion and economic stability.
这些积极分子在主要投资者的支持下,认为支付低于生活工资基准的工资会给雇员、家庭和公共卫生带来压力,损害英国的增长。
The activists, supported by major investors, argue that paying below the living wage benchmark strains employees, families, and public health, harming UK growth.
零售商的答复不尽相同:并购公司向雇员支付活工资,但不向第三方承包商支付活工资,JD Sports and Next公司尚未承诺进行这一改变。
Retailers' responses vary: M&S pays the living wage to employees but not to third-party contractors, while JD Sports and Next have not yet committed to the change.