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
This Living Wage Week, Glasgow Life is celebrating becoming an accredited Living Wage employer. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Glasgow Life, including regular workers employed through third-party suppliers receive the real Living Wage. This rate is higher than the government minimum. Glasgow Life is a charity and key employer in the … Read more
By Professor Rosalind Searle In the 1770s economist Adam Smith explored how to improve the human condition in a series of lectures in Glasgow, Scotland that resulted in his seminar book ‘An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations’, better known today as “The wealth of nations”. Despite over 300 years … Read more
This Living Wage Week, Hanover Scotland are celebrating becoming an accredited Living Wage employer. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Hanover Scotland, including regular workers employed through third-party suppliers receive the real Living Wage. This rate is higher than the government minimum. Hanover Scotland has been housing and supporting people for over … Read more
By Peter Kelly, Chief Executive, The Poverty Alliance Over the long decades since the UK has become an industrialised society, ‘a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work’ has been a central call by workers, trade unions and civil society – and they have had real successes. The real Living Wage movement seeks a … Read more
68,000 Living Wage workers in Scotland are set for a pay boost as over 3,750 Living Wage Employers are signed up to pay the new rates The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate independently calculated based on the actual cost of living and is different from the Government’s National Living Wage, which … Read more
by Sheena McBeth, Living Wage Projects Officer For many workers, the topic of pensions is one that is complicated and hard to navigate and often put off for another day. As a result, very few people know the value of their current pension pot or how much they need to save to have an adequate … Read more
So, what’s the big deal? It means we, Fife Gingerbread, are committed to offering our staff safe and secure jobs! Becoming a Living Hours Employer means we are committed to providing: 📅 At least 4 weeks’ notice for every shift (and guaranteed payment if we need to cancel within that period). ⏰ A minimum of … Read more
Children 1st has accredited as a Living Wage employer. Children 1st is a charity that protects children, keeps them safe, loved and well and together with their families by providing emotional, practical and financial support. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Children 1st receive a minimum hourly wage of £12 per hour. … Read more
Four Pillars, a charity supporting the LGBT+ community in mental, emotional, physical and sexual health matters, has become the first Living Hours accredited employer in Aberdeen City. Four Pillars has been an accredited Living Wage employer since 2021 and this announcement of their commitment to Living Hours further demonstrates the importance they place on setting … Read more