We recently caught up with Councillor Kate Campbell, Chair of the Edinburgh Living Wage Action Group. Kate was elected as the SNP councillor for the Portobello/Craigmillar ward in 2017. She is also the Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Convener at the City of Edinburgh Council. Tell us about your organisation and your role as Chair … Read more
By Michael Apter, Managing Director, Paper Tiger Paper Tiger has been a participating business in the real Living Wage campaign for almost ten years, and was one of the first independent retailers in Scotland to gain accreditation. The decision to join was one that came with costs – and responsibilities. However, as a forward-looking business … Read more
By Gail Irvine, Living Wage Scotland Manager This 1st April marks the increase of National Minimum Wage, the legal wage floor set by the UK Government. But with a spike in the cost of living and National Insurance rises also kicking in, many low income households will feel little benefit. Instead the cost of living … Read more
ACS (Advanced Clothing Solutions) have become the 7th Living Hours accredited employer in Scotland. They join SSE, abrdn, 1st Alliance Credit Union, Dear Green Coffee Roasters, Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home and North Lanarkshire Carers Together. The Living Hours accreditation requires employers to both pay the real Living Wage (now £9.90/hr) and commit to provide … Read more
By Gail Irvine, Living Wage Scotland Manager The catchphrase of this year’s International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias. We are asked to ‘Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.’ Such a world feels hard to envisage from where we are today. However, if we consider how much women’s equality has … Read more
A call for Scottish tourism and hospitality businesses to ‘Care to Make a Difference’ by ensuring their people come first to help them survive the current ‘perfect storm’ is launched today by high-profile industry members. Green Tourism, the world leading sustainability accreditation and support programme, has launched the ‘Care to Make a Difference’ campaign, backed … Read more