We are delighted to welcome Austen Smyth, CEO of The Richmond Fellowship Scotland, to the Living Wage Scotland Leadership Group. The Group is made up of employers and experts from across Scotland, whose role is to provide advice on the implementation and future development of our work. We caught up with Austen recently and asked him … Read more
Capital City Partnership is the anchor delivery body for Edinburgh’s employability strategy, working together to tackle inequality and poverty. Their key tasks are to advise, support and develop the city’s Jobs Strategy, and to contract, performance manage and improve outcomes from funded employability services. We recently spoke to Rona Hunter, Chief Executive Officer, who told us … Read more
We recently caught up with Councillor Jane Meagher, Chair of the Edinburgh Living Wage Action Group. Jane was elected as the Labour councillor for the Portobello/Craigmillar ward in May 2022. She is also the Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Convener at the City of Edinburgh Council. Tell us about your organisation and your role. I’m … Read more