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CELTIC came under pressure yesterday to abandon its longstanding hostility to the living wage ahead of the wealthy football club’s AGM next month.
The Celtic Trust, a group of grassroots supporters, has submitted a resolution calling for the club to pay the living wage of at least £7.65.
It would mean a pay rise of £1.05 per hour for about 120 workers, but the Celtic board has said it will oppose the motion.
Jeanette Findlay of the Celtic Trust said the board had “shamed themselves for a second year running” by refusing to become a living wage employer.
“Their excuse for this is no better than ‘they won’t pay because they don’t have to’,” she said.
Celtic announced pre-tax profits of £11.5 million in September and chief executive Peter Lawwell is set to scoop a bonus of £400,000 to bring his annual salary to almost £1 million.
