Rejected petition Retailers in London should pay the London Living Wage

Major retailers in London who employ more than 500 people have a duty to pay their staff a wage that is relative to the London living wage.
For example Primark have sales in excess of £2.5 Billion and their basic pay for shop staff is £7.81. As I write this the London living wage is £9.40

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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Date submitted 27 November 2016
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