A record number of employers have signed up for living wage accreditation in Edinburgh following the Capital’s commitment to be a Living Wage City. In November 2021 a new partnership of city employers and the Council launched a plan to more than double the number of living wage accredited employers in Edinburgh. By helping to … Read more
By Ash Regan, Minister for Community Safety and MSP for Edinburgh Eastern I decided to enter politics in 2016 because I wanted to stand up for the people of Edinburgh Eastern and to help make Scotland a better country. One way we can build a better nation is by supporting more people out of poverty. … Read more
Dundee’s Living Wage employers gathered to celebrate the City’s Living Wage progress and set ambitious targets for the future. Despite the economic impact of the pandemic, the Living Wage movement in Dundee has continued grow. There are now over 100 employers in the city that pay the real Living Wage and almost 20000 people in … Read more
Businesses across Dundee are continuing to adopt the real Living Wage. Wallace Veterinary Centres have become the 100th employer in the city to sign up to the initiative. This major milestone demonstrates a continued ambition to make Dundee the first Living Wage City in the UK. By signing up as a real Living Wage employer, … 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
By Michael Apter, Managing Director, Paper Tiger Paper Tiger has been a participating business in the real Living Wage campaign for almost ten years, and was one of the first independent retailers in Scotland to gain accreditation.  The decision to join was one that came with costs – and responsibilities. However, as a forward-looking business … Read more
2021 was the most successful year for the Living Wage Movement in Dundee. Over 25 employers signed up to pay the real Living Wage, benefiting 113 employees in the city. This Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at a Living Wage employer receive a minimum hourly wage of ÂŁ9.90. The number of accredited employers … Read more
Edinburgh has today been awarded Living Wage City status as the UK marks Living Wage week (15-19th November), an annual celebration of the real Living Wage.  The accreditation has been awarded by Living Wage Scotland in recognition of the Scottish Capital’s ambition to deliver on its new Edinburgh Living Wage City action plan and double the number of Living Wage accredited businesses to over 900 across the city over … Read more
An alliance of prominent local Living Wage employers in the Eildon area of the Scottish Borders have today launched an action plan setting out how they will work together on “Making Eildon a Living Wage Place”. NHS Borders are one of the largest employers based in the Eildon area to become an accredited Living Wage … Read more
Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) has become an accredited Living Wage employer, announced today as part of Living Wage Week (9-13 November), an annual celebration of the Living Wage in the UK. Its Living Wage commitment ensures that all directly employed staff and regular contractors are paid the real Living Wage – a rate that … Read more