By Gail Irvine, Living Wage Scotland Manager This 1st April marks the increase of National Minimum Wage, the legal wage floor set by the UK Government. But with a spike in the cost of living and National Insurance rises also kicking in, many low income households will feel little benefit. Instead the cost of living … Read more
ACS (Advanced Clothing Solutions) have become the 7th Living Hours accredited employer in Scotland. They join SSE, abrdn, 1st Alliance Credit Union, Dear Green Coffee Roasters, Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home and North Lanarkshire Carers Together. The Living Hours accreditation requires employers to both pay the real Living Wage (now £9.90/hr) and commit to provide … Read more
By Gail Irvine, Living Wage Scotland Manager The catchphrase of this year’s International Women’s Day is #BreakTheBias. We are asked to ‘Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.’ Such a world feels hard to envisage from where we are today. However, if we consider how much women’s equality has … Read more
A call for Scottish tourism and hospitality businesses to ‘Care to Make a Difference’ by ensuring their people come first to help them survive the current ‘perfect storm’ is launched today by high-profile industry members. Green Tourism, the world leading sustainability accreditation and support programme, has launched the ‘Care to Make a Difference’ campaign, backed … Read more
We’re delighted to be working with Gail Irvine as our new Living Wage Scotland Manager over the next year to grow the real Living Wage movement across Scotland. Gail worked as a Senior Policy and Development Officer at Carnegie UK, where she led on the development and delivery of the foundation’s ‘Fulfilling Work’ programme, influencing policy … Read more
by Donald Begg, Managing Director, Begg Shoes As a retailer with a history spanning 155 years, it’s inevitable for us to reflect on the economic and political events the business has lived through over the last three centuries. Starting life as a one-man shoe making business in a small village in Aberdeenshire, we’ve grown to … Read more
Glasgow based construction firm Luddon Construction has today accredited as a Living Wage employer, making them the 2500th accredited business in Scotland. The firm employing over 500 workers has committed to paying all directly employed and regularly contracted staff a minimum hourly wage of £9.90 per hour. This Living Wage rate was announced on Monday … Read more
By Colin Smith, Development Manager, North Lanarkshire Carers Together Living Hours is a new initiative that was developed by the Living Wage Foundation and was launched in 2019. The Living Wage movement has delivered a pay rise to over 52,000 people in Scotland and put over £310 million extra into the pockets of low paid … Read more
Call-In Homecare has today been accredited as a real Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see all Care Assistants working at Call-In Homecare receive over a minimum hourly wage of £9.90. Call-In Homecare is one of the top Care at Home providers across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Falkirk and Dundee. This rate is significantly … Read more
Hazelhead Homecare has today been accredited as a real Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see all Care Assistants working at Hazelhead Homecare receive over a minimum hourly wage of £9.90. Hazelhead Homecare is one of the top Care at Home providers across Lanarkshire, Falkirk and Ayr. This rate is significantly higher than … Read more