social care

St Andrew’s Hospice celebrates Living Wage accreditation

This Living Wage Week, St Andrew’s Hospice, is celebrating becoming an accredited Living Wage employer. Their Living Wage commitment sees everyone working at St Andrew’s Hospice including regular workers employed through third-party suppliers receive the real Living Wage. This rate is higher than the government minimum.  St Andrew’s Hospice is a charity that provides specialist palliative care and support to patients, families and carers. It … Read more

Hansel becomes an accredited Living Wage employer

Hansel has accredited as a Living Wage employer. Hansel are a leading social care charity based in Ayrshire who enable people with additional support needs to live independent and fulfilling lives.  Their Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Hansel receive a minimum hourly wage of £12 per hour. This rate is higher than … Read more

Visiting Angelz leads the way in providing secure working hours

Visiting Angelz, a nurse-led care at home service, specialising in providing personal and domestic care all across Renfrewshire since 2012, has become the first social care employer to become Living Hours accredited in Scotland. Living Hours accreditation requires employers to pay the real Living Wage to all their employees over the age of 18 and … Read more

Supporting workers who care for our loved ones- the real Living Wage in Social Care

by Rachel Morrison-McCormick, Living Wage Accreditation Officer Living Wage Scotland are calling on social care employers across the sector to consider joining over 120 providers already accredited, including ENABLE Scotland, Aberness Care, The Richmond Fellowship Scotland and Randolph Hill Nursing Homes. Becoming Living Wage accredited is a long-term commitment which allows organisations to ensure their … Read more

Meet Austen Smyth – Living Wage Scotland Leadership Group

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

Blog: the importance of a real Living Wage in the social care sector

Quarriers is a leading Scottish health and social care charity dedicated to transforming the lives of people with support needs. In 2021, the organisation celebrated its 150th anniversary. In this blog, the Director of People and Technology, Alistair Dickson, explains why it is so important that social care providers continue to be funded to pay … Read more

Randolph Hill Nursing Homes have accredited as a Living Wage employer.

Randolph Hill Nursing Homes has become the largest private sector nursing home group to commit to Living Wage accreditation in Scotland. Their accreditation marks a significant moment in the movement for a real Living Wage across the social care sector in Scotland, as we work to show that social care is a viable career path. … Read more

Blog : Why we pursued Living Hours accreditation

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 celebrates Living Wage accreditation

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