Key information
Date: Wednesday 15th January 2014
Time: 10:00am
Motion detail
This Assembly welcomes the fact that London is home to six football teams in the Premier League which is the most prestigious and well recognised football league in the world. The Assembly notes that some footballers at these football clubs can earn up to £180,000 a week.
These football clubs have annual turnovers of between £261m (Chelsea) and £15m (Crystal Palace).
This Assembly recognises the success that these football clubs have and the role they provide to our city in establishing London as a giant of cities in the football world, however we are concerned by the disparity between the highest earners and the lowest earners at these clubs.
We note that the Mayor is a supporter of the London Living Wage campaign.
We call on the Mayor to write to London’s six Premier League football clubs – Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC, Fulham FC, West Ham United FC, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace – emphasising both the reputational benefits and the business case for the payment of the London Living Wage to their staff.
Response to motion
4a - 14-03-12-response from Mayor to Chair re motions agreed at 15 Jan 2014 Plenary_2.pdf