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The Glasgow School of Art has become accredited as a Living Wage employer

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. The GSA is internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading higher education institutions for education and research in the visual creative disciplines.   Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at GSA, including regular workers employed through third-party suppliers receive the … Read more

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Harry Gow has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. 

Harry Gow has become accredited as a Living Wage employer and is sharing the news during Living Wage Week, which runs from 6th to 12th November 2023. Living Wage Week is the annual celebration of the Living Wage movement. Harry Gow has made a commitment to pay their staff no less than the real Living … Read more

BEAR Scotland announces Living Wage accreditation

This Living Wage Week, BEAR Scotland is celebrating becoming an accredited Living Wage employer. BEAR Scotland is a leading road maintenance and management firm, headquartered in Perth, which employs over 900 people. This Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at BEAR Scotland  receive the real Living Wage. This rate is higher than the government … Read more

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Airline Loganair has become accredited as a Living Wage employer

Loganair has become accredited as a Living Wage employer and is sharing the news during Living Wage Week, which runs from 6th to 12th November 2023. Living Wage Week is the annual celebration of the Living Wage movement. Loganair is the first airline in the UK to become Living Wage accredited. They are the largest … Read more

Aberdeenshire Council has become accredited as a Living Wage employer

Aberdeenshire Council has been accredited as a Living Wage employer. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at the local authority receiving a minimum hourly wage of £10.90 per hour. This rate is higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £10.42 per hour. Aberdeenshire Council is a local authority … Read more

Glasgow City Council now accredited as a Living Wage employer

Glasgow City Council has today accredited as a Living Wage employer. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at the local authority including regular workers employed through third-party suppliers receive a minimum hourly wage of £10.90 per hour. This rate is higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £10.42 … Read more

Gretna Green has become accredited as a Living Wage employer

Gretna Green has today become accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment sees everyone working at the world-famous wedding, tourism and hospitality business receive a minimum hourly wage of £11.00 per hour – in line with the UK Living Wage requirement of £10.90 per hour.  This rate is higher than the government … Read more

University of Dundee becomes accredited Living Wage employer

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

South Lanarkshire Employers Celebrate their Commitment to the real Living Wage

A group of South Lanarkshire employers are celebrating completing South Lanarkshire Council’s new Social Enterprise Accelerator Pilot as well as their ongoing commitment to fair pay by each being accredited Living Wage employers. The real Living Wage, currently £10.90, is the only UK wage rate calculated according to the costs of living. Employers choose to … Read more