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Lifelink gains Living Hours accreditation

Lifelink has become the latest accredited Living Hours employer in Scotland.  Lifelink are a social enterprise offering mental health support services to young people and adults living in Glasgow City and the West of Scotland. Living Hours accreditation requires employers to pay the real Living Wage to all their employees over the age of 18 and … Read more

Arena HR gains Living Hours accreditation

Arena HR has become an accredited Living Hours employer in Scotland. Arena HR are a Human Resources consultancy in Ayrshire who support and enhance positive working environments through the #doingHRright movement. Living Hours accreditation requires employers to pay the real Living Wage to all their employees over the age of 18 and commit to providing … Read more

Building a workforce for the future across North Lanarkshire

The NL Employer Charter has been created by North Lanarkshire Council to support employers who do business responsibly. The scheme operates across North Lanarkshire and will drive positive improvements across the labour market, benefiting both employers and employees.  The Charter includes Four Pillars, one of which is Fair Pay. The real Living Wage is an … Read more

Blog: Learning from our work with the Hospitality & Tourism industry.

by Anna Hirvonen,  Living Wage Accreditation Officer At Living Wage Scotland, I lead on our Hospitality & Tourism employer engagement. In this blog I share some reflections from working with employers in the industry, on benchmarking pay against the real Living Wage, amid cost pressures and challenges.   The past few years have not been … Read more

Glasgow City Council now accredited as a Living Wage employer

Glasgow City Council has today accredited as a Living Wage employer. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at the local authority including regular workers employed through third-party suppliers receive a minimum hourly wage of £10.90 per hour. This rate is higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £10.42 … Read more