We recently caught up with Councillor Jane Meagher, Chair of the Edinburgh Living Wage Action Group. Jane was elected as the Labour councillor for the Portobello/Craigmillar ward in May 2022. She is also the Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Convener at the City of Edinburgh Council. Tell us about your organisation and your role. I’m … Read more
By Muireann O’Sullivan, Living Wage Project Assistant The current rise in inflation and energy prices is only further exacerbating in-work poverty by reducing real income and cutting living standards for many low-paid workers. Young workers (defined in this piece as aged 18-24 years) experiencing low pay are faced with a lower minimum wage guarantee and … Read more
Hyper Luminal Games has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Hyper Luminal Games receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.90 per hour. This rate is significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £9.50 per hour. In 2019, Dundee became … Read more
By Christine McCaig, Living Wage Projects Coordinator The phrase ‘out of the frying pan, into the fire’ springs to mind when I think of the impact of the last few years on Scotland’s lowest-paid workers. It has been well documented that the impact of the Covid19 pandemic was far from equal1, with low paid workers … Read more
Social enterprises are independent businesses who aim to make a profit like any private sector business. However, their profits are reinvested back into their social and/or environmental purpose. Social enterprise is an ethical and more sustainable way of doing business, aiming to make a fairer society and a more inclusive economy. Social Enterprise Scotland (SES) … Read more
NHS Grampian is pleased to confirm it is now a fully accredited Living Wage employer, following assessment by Living Wage Scotland and the Poverty Alliance. The Living Wage commitment means employers pay a minimum hourly wage of £9.90 per hour. In addition to this, the health board is committed to working with third party suppliers … Read more