The BBC approached Senator Millar and Deputy Ferey for comment.
Ferey said: “I have worked in the charitable sector and in roles where I have clearly demonstrated that I have an understanding and empathic nature in finding practical solutions to people’s problems, and working with people from across the socio-economic spectrum to find ways forward together.
“On the point concerning the living wage, this is an unfair mischaracterisation of that report, external.
“Balancing the needs of low-paid workers and the challenges within the business community is always a tricky act, but it is one which we must achieve in the next assembly.”
Senator Millar said: “Mr Lynch’s comments are highly misleading and misrepresent the position.
“The relevant report did not say ‘a living wage is undesirable’.
“Those words are taken entirely out of context and from a much larger sentence and paragraph.
“Deputy Ferey and I support the ongoing move to a living wage and the last government has done a great deal towards that transition.”
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