Everton FC have become only the second Premier League club to pledge to pay staff and contractors a Living Wage.
Over the next three years, more than 700 contractors working for the club will receive a pay rise amounting up to as much as an additional £2,000 a year.
A further 250 casual and/or match-day staff have received a pay rise as a result of Everton becoming an accredited Living Wage employer.
Everton in the Community and the Everton in the Community Free School Trust have also been enlisted as part of the Living Wage Foundation pledge.
Denise Barrett-Baxendale, an Everton director and Deputy Chief Executive, said: “Here at Everton we are committed to being a first choice employer and becoming Living Wage accredited is a natural step towards that.
“We have been working hard behind the scenes and consulting with our staff and stakeholders.
“It is extremely important to us that we treat all of our colleagues well and reward people fairly in terms of their pay.
“Supporting the accredited Living Wage is quite simply the right thing to do.
“It improves our employees’ quality of life but also benefits our business and society as a whole.”