The new rate was agreed at a meeting of the Jersey Living Wage Advisory Group earlier this week.

The rate at which prices are rising is still higher than the Bank of England's 2% inflation target.

Regular pay grew at an annual pace of 5.2%, much faster than expected, official figures show.

Councillors vote through a 34% rise in the basic allowance paid to members.

Downing Street tells unions angry at 2.8% pay proposals that workers must become more productive.

Teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants are among those covered by the proposals.

Care organisations say earmarked money from councils is not getting to frontline workers.

The judge upheld her previous decision, saying board members who set the pay were too heavily influenced by Mr Musk.