Aegon has informally adopted the real Living Wage with its workforce for many years but the official accreditation enables Aegon to now go beyond the commitment to its workforce and extend the positive impact to its supply chains. Now, as well as requiring in-scope suppliers of regularly contracted staff to pay the real Living Wage, … Read more
Scottish Government have announced their support for the delivery of the Living Hours accreditation programme through Living Wage Scotland at the Poverty Alliance. Living Hours accreditation was launched by the Living Wage Foundation in 2019, and Scotland is already home to three of the five UK Living Hours accredited employers: SSE, abrdn and 1st Alliance Credit Union. The programme builds on the existing Living Wage employer accreditation, … Read more
We are pleased to announce that today Edinburgh Napier University has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. Napier have been paying the Living Wage to staff (including their casual workforce) for a number of years and the accreditation confirms their commitment to continue this, with all work being paid at a minimum hourly rate … Read more
PURE Spa & Beauty are the first Spa and Beauty chain in the UK to secure Living Wage accreditation and have been celebrated by Living Wage Scotland as the 2000th accredited Living Wage employer in Scotland. In Scotland, more than 15% of all jobs pay less than the real Living Wage – around 350,000 jobs. … Read more