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flag Shareholder activists push UK retailers to adopt the "real living wage" to boost economic stability.

flag 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. flag The activists, supported by major investors, argue that paying below the living wage benchmark strains employees, families, and public health, harming UK growth. flag 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.

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