Highlands and Islands Students’ Association (HISA) has accredited as a Living Wage employer. HISA is a membership organisation and charity who work with students and staff across UHI to make students’ lives better – empowering their membership with Student Voice Reps, Clubs and Societies, Advice, campaigns and much more. HISA recognise that one of their … Read more
Scottish Borders based ERIBÉ knitwear has been accredited as a Living Wage employer. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at ERIBÉ receive a minimum hourly wage of ÂŁ12 per hour. This rate is higher than the government minimum for over 21s, which currently stands at ÂŁ11.44 per hour. Established in 1986, ERIBÉ is … Read more
Capital Cleaning Service has become accredited as a Living Wage employer. This follows their previous achievement as a Recognised Service Provider. This saw them paying all their directly employed staff the real Living Wage, along with offering a Living Wage bid alongside their standard costing to any clients. Their new Living Wage commitment will see … Read more
Hansel has accredited as a Living Wage employer. Hansel are a leading social care charity based in Ayrshire who enable people with additional support needs to live independent and fulfilling lives. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Hansel receive a minimum hourly wage of ÂŁ12 per hour. This rate is higher than … Read more
Social Security Scotland has become the first Living Hours accredited employer in Dundee City. 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
By Anna Ritchie Allan, Executive Director, Close the Gap Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Close the Gap was working to highlight the increasing precarity of women’s employment in Scotland. This labour market trend was then exacerbated by Covid-19 job disruption which hit women the hardest, risking a rollback of progress that had been made on women’s … Read more
Multi-award-winning Hanover Healthfoods are celebrating 120 years in business this month. They are “probably” the oldest health food store in the world and one of Edinburgh’s oldest independent businesses. Hanover Healthfoods became accredited Living Wage Employers in 2015. At the time John said “It is the right and only thing to do. We believe it … Read more
A new milestone has been achieved in our campaign to tackle insecure work, with more than 50 employers now accredited as Living Hours employers in Scotland. These employers have committed to providing secure and stable hours alongside a real Living Wage. Together these employers employ more than 40,000 staff and are committed to providing at … Read more
Lothian Buses have been accredited as a Living Wage employer. As the UK’s largest municipal bus company owned by the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, and West Lothian councils the organisation is one of the region’s largest employers with over 2,500 staff. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Lothian Buses receive … Read more
It’s now 10 years since Living Wage Scotland was launched by the Poverty Alliance– and we have seen a decade of incredible impact. More than 64,000 workers in Scotland have received a pay increase to the real Living Wage because of their employer’s Living Wage commitment. These pay rises amount to more than ÂŁ485 million … Read more