Evolution Bottling and Packaging Solutions has achieved Living Wage, Living Hours and Living Pension accreditation ensuring security and stability for their staff now and in the future. Evolution is based in the Scottish Borders and provide state of the art, innovative equipment for bottling and packaging lines to food and drinks sectors. These accreditations contribute … Read more
Given it was only ten years ago, 2014 feels like it belongs to another era altogether. Barack Obama was still in the White House, the UK was a full member of the EU and most people had never heard of a coronavirus. It was also the year when we embarked on our journey as an … Read more
Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to a memorable Living Wage Week. The campaign to ensure everyone earns enough to live on in Scotland relies on our fantastic network of engaged employers and supporters. We couldn’t do this without you! Read on for some of our highlights and please ensure you are subscribed … Read more
One in five children are living in poverty in Aberdeen. It’s a statistic that shocks many who live here – and with national figures showing over two-thirds of those children live in a household where at least one adult is in work, it lays bare the stark issue of in-work poverty. If work is not … Read more
Today sees the launch of an ambitious campaign for Glasgow City Region to become a Living Wage Place – the first city region in Scotland to do so. Backed by Living Wage Scotland, and supported by local leaders and key employers, one of the largest regions in the UK has set targets to grow … Read more
A city wide partnership, Making Dundee a Living Wage City, has hit a major milestone in reaching its 5th anniversary. In 2019 Dundee was the first city in the UK to adopt the new place-based approach which aims to drive uptake in the real Living wage by local businesses. Paying the real Living Wage is … Read more
An ambitious action plan to Make Aberdeen a Living Wage City, launched in November 2022 by the Aberdeen Living Wage Action Group, has reached a major milestone with more than 100 accredited real Living Wage employers now headquartered in the city. The Action Group is a collaboration of employers and stakeholders from across the public, private … Read more
A campaign to boost the number of businesses which become real Living Wage accredited has led to 12,000 Edinburgh workers receiving a direct, guaranteed uplift in pay over the past decade. Since the real Living Wage campaign was launched in Scotland in 2013, over 700 Edinburgh businesses have made the voluntary commitment to pay the only … Read more
From the 28th of August to the 3rd of September, employers across Scotland will be celebrating the first-ever Scotland Loves Local Week. The week is all about championing the Scotland Loves Local message, putting localism at the heart of a stronger, fairer future for Scotland’s towns. Over 7000 businesses in Scotland are now part of … Read more
The University of Dundee has been accredited as a real Living Wage employer. The University has been paying the real Living Wage since 2014 but sought accreditation to reinforce its commitment to Dundee’s ambitious plans as a Living Wage City and to help encourage other employers to follow suit. The real Living Wage is an … Read more