By Pauline Coulter Today marks four weeks since I started my new career with Living Wage Scotland as a Living Wage Accreditation Officer. As inductions go it’s been an interesting one! Getting to know my colleagues and the network of accredited employers from my living room is not how I pictured my start to a … Read more
Working with Scotland’s vibrant hospitality and tourism industry is exciting and inspiring, whilst posing some unique challenges. Following the Coronavirus outbreak, the industry is now being pushed to its limit, facing a whole new world of challenges in the coming weeks and months and it is imperative that businesses and employees receive the support that … Read more
By Lisa Lawson, Founder, Dear Green Coffee Roasters When asked to write a blog post for Living Wage Scotland there was no stopping me. The truth is I can’t comprehend businesses who don’t pay this basic cost of living. When I look back on my own work experiences I question why I chose to work … Read more
By Anna Hirvonen, Living Wage Scotland The recent KPGM analysis has revealed that significant progress has been made on the real Living Wage in the past year. There are now 380 000 jobs paid below the real Living Wage in Scotland, this is down from 473 000 the previous year. The campaign has had a huge … Read more
By Calum Carson, Leeds University Business School As Living Wage Week continues, it is important to talk about the role that individual employers can have on tackling poverty rates in Scotland, and to celebrate the many organisations that are already leading the way in this fight. A less discussed aspect of poverty in Scotland (and … Read more
By Tom McDermott, Owner, sprigg Our Living Wage journey started long before sprigg was trading; it’s in the business plan I used to raise initial funding! I originally committed to pay our staff £8.45 an hour, the real Living Wage at the time. However, when we launched, I opted to pay the current rate of … Read more
By Sandy MacDonald When I first joined the Living Wage Scotland leadership group, back in 2013, there were less than 30 accredited living wage employers in Scotland. Many of these were small businesses and even individual MSP offices. That year, we set a target to reach 100 accredited employers in Scotland. As I take over … Read more