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Chelsea, owned by Roman Abramovich, have become the first fully professional football club in England to be accredited employers paying a living wage to all their staff. Supporter-owned FC United of Manchester became the first football club in Britain to be an accredited living wage employer in October and Hearts, in Scotland, signed up to the initiative this week.
Luton Town, of League Two, also committed this week to gaining the accreditation, which requires employers to pay a living wage to all staff, including those working for companies contracted to supply services. That is a high proportion of football clubs’ workers because most matchday staff, including stewards and people working in stadium catering operations, are employed by service companies.
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