When nurses and care homes on the Island of Islay had run out of hand sanitiser, Living Wage employer Bruichladdich Distillery decided to help out and show that we are all #InThisTogether Ailsa Hayes, shop and back office manager of Bruichladdich Distillery and Gemma McLean, manager of Spirited Soaps, saw an opportunity to help their local hospital, … Read more
Our Living Wage accredited employers are doing their bit for #InThisTogether Barbara McGinley, owner of An Clachan CafĂ©Â in Glasgow, had to close her business due to coronavirus. Her three staff are in furlough. Despite income not coming she decided to help where she could and when she saw an appeal by Glasgow Night Shelter, she decided … Read more
We’re sharing stories of our amazing accredited employers and how they’ve shown us all that we’re #InThisTogether Our Living Wage employer The Edinburgh Bow Tie Co closed last month and furloughed its staff. Owner Hannah is 8 months pregnant, so decided that as a vulnerable person, a face mask would be useful as an extra precaution. Hannah … Read more
Living Wage Scotland have been speaking to employers all over the country. This week we were delighted to speak with Tom McDermott Director of Sprigg, who would normally be found providing amazing coffee and fresh healthy food in the heart of Glasgow. Since this isn’t possible for now Tom has kindly shared with us how the … Read more
Living Wage Scotland have been speaking to employers all over the country. This week we were lucky enough to speak to the teams at two of our Living Wage accredited care homes and hear about their experience of Covid-19. Grandview House in Grantown on Spey and Main’s House in Newtonmore are both run by Libby, … Read more
Brewgooder #OneOnUs Donate a Round of Beer & a Message of Support for an NHS Champion Scottish based beer brand and social enterprise Brewgooder make great tasting craft beer and use their profits to fund clean drinking water projects in developing countries. Since 2016, they have supported over 65,000 people out of water poverty. The … Read more