By Dr Kirsteen Croll, Chief Executive Officer, Friends of Dundonald Castle SCIO At Friends of Dundonald Castle SCIO (SC031541), community is at the heart of everything we do. From preserving our heritage and welcoming visitors to supporting local groups and delivering educational opportunities, our work is only possible because of the incredible people behind it. … Read more
The Edinburgh Living Wage Action Group was established in 2021 with the aim of building the Living Wage movement in Scotland’s capital city. As part of their Living Wage Week celebrations, they spoke with several employees from the members of the Action Group to learn about how being paid the real Living Wage has benefitted … Read more
At The Curious Gem, we recognise that we are living in tough times. The current cost of living crisis affects us all and one of the things we do to support our employees is to ensure they are rewarded fairly for their work. This is why we are a Living Wage Employer. This voluntary scheme is … Read more
We are delighted to welcome Austen Smyth, CEO of The Richmond Fellowship Scotland, to the Living Wage Scotland Leadership Group. The Group is made up of employers and experts from across Scotland, whose role is to provide advice on the implementation and future development of our work. We caught up with Austen recently and asked him … Read more
We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Councillor Christian Allard. He has been an elected councillor for Torry and Ferryhill, part of Aberdeen City Council since 2017. He is also the Convener of the Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee at Aberdeen City Council Tell us about your organisation and your role. As the Convener … Read more
Capital City Partnership is the anchor delivery body for Edinburgh’s employability strategy, working together to tackle inequality and poverty. Their key tasks are to advise, support and develop the city’s Jobs Strategy, and to contract, performance manage and improve outcomes from funded employability services. We recently spoke to Rona Hunter, Chief Executive Officer, who told us … Read more
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
Liam Stevenson is co-founders of Time for Inclusive Education – Scotland’s award-winning LGBT Inclusive Education charity. Tell us about your organisation and your role. I’m a Co-Founder and Director of Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) we are Scotland’s LGBT Inclusive Education charity, and alongside my fellow Director Jordan we were the people who led the … Read more
We were delighted to talk to Dr Isabel Bruce, CEO of Dundee Science Centre, recently. Isabel is passionate about encouraging organisational progression with integrated diversity. She has extensive experience of delivering nationally and internationally with strong public, higher education and charity sector experience at Executive and Non-Executive levels. Isabel is currently Chair of the David … Read more
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