Challenge Poverty

The Living Wage in Scotland: A Decade of Impact 

Scotland is a place that believes in a wellbeing economy and fair work. Now, we have reached a significant milestone towards that end – 3,500 Living Wage employers.   Despite the economic challenges affecting us all, employers from all industries and areas in Scotland are signalling that they want to prioritise the needs of their workers. … Read more

Employers Can Challenge Poverty in Scotland

by Lynn Anderson, Living Wage Scotland Manager At the start of Challenge Poverty Week 2023 in Scotland, Joseph Rowntree Foundation published their annual Poverty In Scotland report, which included a special focus on work.  The findings are concerning: poverty in Scotland has deepened, with increasing levels of in-work poverty; it is much worse for some … Read more