By Andy Kerr, Executive Advisor, ENABLE Scotland This week is Living Wage Week, an annual celebration of the Living Wage movement across the UK which ENABLE Scotland are proud to be a part of. The real Living Wage is the only rate independently calculated based on what people need to earn to meet their living costs. There are now more than … Read more
Dundee Contemporary Arts has been accredited as a Living Wage employer. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at DCA receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.90 per hour. This new Living Wage rate was announced on Monday 15th November as part of Living Wage Week. This rate is significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £8.91 per … Read more
MacGregor Industrial Supplies has today accredited as a Living Wage employer. Achieving this, means that MacGregor Industrial Supplies voluntarily commits to paying all staff at a rate higher than the national minimum wage. The real Living Wage is are calculated annually, based on the best available evidence about living standards in the UK, to better … Read more
By Gary McCartan, CEO, Pocket Sized Hands The games industry is a fascinating and exciting place to work! From a young age I grew up playing games and often could be found glued to the television playing my Sega Mega Drive. I have always been enamoured with games and I am now lucky to find … Read more
By Rachel Morrison-McCormick, Living Wage Scotland Accreditation Officer This is Living Wage Week, the annual celebration of the real Living Wage and the employers who have committed to ensuring their staff are paid a wage which meets their cost of living. In Scotland there are now more than 2400 accredited Living Wage employers who have collectively uplifted more … Read more
Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) has recently accredited as a real Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at CHAS receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.90 per hour. This new Living Wage rate was announced on Monday 15th November as part of Living Wage Week. This rate is significantly higher … Read more
Galashiels based Tweedbank Early Learners have become accredited as a Living Wage Employer. This commitment will see everyone working at Tweedbank Early Learners receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.90 per hour. This new Living Wage rate was announced on Monday 15th November and is significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £8.91 per hour. Tweedbank Early Learners’ announcement comes during Living … Read more
Sixth-generation shoe retailer, Begg Shoes is marking 155 years in business with a move to paying the real Living Wage for its employees. Significantly higher than the government’s ‘National Living Wage’ for over 23s (the minimum wage), the company has been accredited by the Living Wage Foundation to provide the only UK wage rate that reflects the cost … Read more
Edinburgh has today been awarded Living Wage City status as the UK marks Living Wage week (15-19th November), an annual celebration of the real Living Wage. The accreditation has been awarded by Living Wage Scotland in recognition of the Scottish Capital’s ambition to deliver on its new Edinburgh Living Wage City action plan and double the number of Living Wage accredited businesses to over 900 across the city over … Read more
NHS Highland has today been confirmed as an accredited Living Wage employer. Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at the health board, including regular workers employed through third party suppliers receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.90 per hour. The new real Living Wage rate of £9.90 was announced on Monday 15th November as part of Living Wage Week and is significantly higher than the government minimum … Read more