NHS Tayside has been accredited as a Living Wage employer and is sharing the news during Living Wage Week, which runs from 14th to 20th November 2022. This year, with prices rising at their highest rate in decades, the real Living Wage is more important than ever. All staff directly employed by NHS Tayside are … 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. 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
By Tidy Green Clean Founder, Andrew Alleway When Tidy Green Clean began in 2016, we set out to be a different kind of business. We’re a franchised business model, now with seven franchisees around Scotland, with three based in Aberdeen, alongside our HQ. It was really important to founders, Andrew Alleway and David Moncur, that … Read more
If just a quarter of Scotland’s low-paid workers were given a pay rise to the real Living Wage, it could provide an extra £114m boost to the economy. 221,000 thousand workers in Scotland currently earn below the real Living Wage The real Living Wage is £10.90 across the UK and is the only the wage … Read more
People and communities need our support more than ever. Many of us will be tightening our belts this Christmas. For some, the unprecedented cost of living crisis means going without altogether. No Christmas dinner, no gifts, no festive cheer. If you can, please consider making a donation to charity this Christmas. We have compiled a … Read more
Doig + Smith has become the latest accredited Living Hours employer in Scotland. The Living Hours accreditation requires employers to pay the real Living Wage to all their employees over the age of 18 and commit to providing at least four weeks’ notice for every shift, with guaranteed payment if shifts are cancelled within this … Read more
More employers are becoming Living Hours accredited in Scotland, with Bruichladdich Distillery the latest company the make this commitment. Based on Islay, Bruichladdich is the first distillery to be accredited in the United Kingdom. The Living Hours accreditation requires employers to pay the real Living Wage to all their employees over the age of 18 … Read more
J&M Murdoch & Son Ltd has accredited as a Living Wage employer. In Scotland, more than 14% of all jobs pay less than the real Living Wage – around 330,000 jobs. Despite this, J&M Murdoch & Son Ltd has committed to pay the real Living Wage and deliver a fair day’s pay for a hard day’s work. … Read more
W M Donald Ltd is the latest Living Hours accredited employer in Scotland. The Stonehaven-based company has been an accredited Living Wage employer since 2021. This announcement of their commitment to Living Hours further demonstrates the importance they place on setting standards on fair work. Living Hours accreditation requires employers to pay the real Living … Read more
Quarriers is a leading Scottish health and social care charity dedicated to transforming the lives of people with support needs. In 2021, the organisation celebrated its 150th anniversary. In this blog, the Director of People and Technology, Alistair Dickson, explains why it is so important that social care providers continue to be funded to pay … Read more