Blackadders LLP has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment recognises that everyone working at Blackadders receives a minimum hourly wage of Ā£10.90 per hour. This rate is significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at Ā£10.42 per hour. Blackadders LLP is a long-established law practice … Read more
Transition Dundee has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Transition Dundee receive a minimum hourly wage of Ā£10.90 per hour. This rate is significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at Ā£10.42 per hour. Transition Dundee is a community-led social … Read more
VSA has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at VSA (Voluntary Service Aberdeen) receive a minimum hourly wage of Ā£10.90 per hour. This rate is higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at Ā£10.42 per hour (from 1 April 2023). VSA is … Read more
An alliance of prominent local Living Wage employers in the Scottish Borders have today launched an action plan setting out how they will work together on āMaking Scottish Borders a Living Wage Regionā. This expands upon previous work to make Eildon a Living Wage Place. The ambitious action plan has been developed by the Scottish … Read more
Dundee United Community Trust has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at the Trust receive a minimum hourly wage of Ā£10.90 per hour. This rate is significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at Ā£10.42 per hour (from 1 April 2023). … Read more
Results released by the City of Edinburgh Council on 19 April reveal dozens of employers lining up to make the Living Wage pledge.Ā Following a record surge in Living Wage sign-ups last year – where more than 120 Capital-based businesses became formally accredited ā 30 additional organisations gained Living Wage accreditation between January and March … 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 seen early progress in growing the number of accredited Living Wage employers in the city.Ā Ā The Action Group is a collaboration of employers and stakeholders from across the public, private and third … 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
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. Ā 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
Farne Salmon has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. Farne Salmon, based in Duns, is the largest private employer in the Scottish Borders and employs over 700 people. In Scotland, more than 14% of all jobs pay less than the real Living Wage ā around 330,000 jobs. Despite this, Farne Salmon has committed to … Read more