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Case for paying the real living wage

Draft a trustee case for wage uplift.

When to use this prompt

Reach for this prompt when you need to draft a trustee case for wage uplift. It's designed for CEO, HR lead. Typically used within People work.

Draft with AI, then have a colleague verify facts and tone before use.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Gather your inputs

    You'll need: Current pay bands, Local living wage.
    Nice to have: Financial context.
  2. 2

    Fill in the template

    Copy the template below and replace every bracketed placeholder with real, local context. Keep names and safeguarding details out.
  3. 3

    Run it in your AI tool

    Paste into your preferred AI assistant. Ask a follow-up if the output misses your association's tone or context.
  4. 4

    Review with the checklist

    Work through the human-review checklist below before you send, publish or act on the output.

Prefer a guided flow? Adapt with the guided builder — it fills placeholders from your association profile.

Prompt template

Draft a case to trustees of {{association_name}} for adopting the real living wage. Current pay: {{pay}}. Local rate: {{rate}}. Cost, impact, mission alignment, phased plan.

Replace bracketed placeholders with real context. Never paste identifying details about children, health or safeguarding cases.

What good output looks like

A trustee paper with numbers and phased plan.

Human review checklist

Tick each before you send or publish the output.

Why this prompt works

The strongest case links pay to the movement's stated values.

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