Living Wage Week may be over but we have some fantastic memories to carry us onward in the campaign to ensure everyone earns enough to meet their needs. Across Scotland, employers and employees joined us in highlighting the difference the real Living Wage makes and the benefits that it brings to people and society. Below … Read more
This year’s Living Wage Scotland Awards took place on Thursday 17 November at the stunning Scotch Whisky Experience, a 5 star visitor attraction on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. A huge thank you to everyone for making this a night to remember. The event was hosted by the wonderful writer, broadcaster and comedian Susan Morrison and we … Read more
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland has accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Richmond Fellowship Scotland is Scotland’s largest third sector social care provider and delivers registered services across 25 local authorities. The Richmond Fellowship specialises in providing personalised support to people with learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, mental ill health, and other complex support needs; … Read more
By Heather Parry, Senior Policy and Liaison Manager, Society of Authors At the Society of Authors, our job, as the UK’s largest trade union for writers, is to lobby and advocate for better working conditions for our 12,000 members. The way the publishing industry works presents several challenges to achieving Fair Work and a Living … Read more
Borders businesses have come together to celebrate national Living Wage week (14-18 November) and to share their positive experiences of being Living Wage employers whilst encouraging other local businesses to do the same. Scottish Borders Council hosted a business breakfast on Wednesday 16 November at Inspire Learning: Tweedbank, to mark the important week by bringing … Read more
“It wasn’t just about the moral issue. It was also about us looking at our staff performance and our ability to retain and attract the right people. We’ve seen real improvements in our sickness absence in relation to stress.” Lindsey Fyffe-Jardine, Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (Action Group member) As part of Living Wage Week … Read more
This Living Wage Week we want to celebrate our Hospitality & Tourism network and the ways in which Living Wage employers are investing in their staff teams and the wider community. The past few years have had a devastating impact on Scotland’s Hospitality & Tourism industry and employers have faced challenges including the pandemic, spiralling … Read more
NHS Lothian has become accredited as a Living Wage employer, making a formal commitment to paying their staff no less than a real Living Wage. The accreditation also means that staff in any companies NHS Lothian contracts cannot be paid less than the independently calculated Living Wage. The new Living Wage rate of £10.90 per … Read more
NHS Tayside has been accredited as a Living Wage employer and is sharing the news during Living Wage Week, which runs from 14th to 20th November 2022. This year, with prices rising at their highest rate in decades, the real Living Wage is more important than ever. All staff directly employed by NHS Tayside are … Read more
Doubling the amount of accredited real Living Wage employers in the city over the next three years is the target of an ambitious project to Make Aberdeen a Living Wage City. This Living Wage Week sees the launch of the project at the Community Planning Aberdeen Responsible Business event. An action plan has been … Read more