Insecure work is widespread in the UK economy 6.3 million, or nearly one in five, UK workers are in insecure work, new research from the Living Wage Foundation reveals. Insecure work is work that leaves people without guarantees of when they will work, how much they will earn or even if they’ll have a job in […]
As a Living Wage Employer, they’re part of a growing movement of businesses investing in their people, and seeing the benefits. In fact, 94% of Living Wage employers say they’ve benefited since becoming accredited. We caught up with Little Valley Bakery to hear how paying the real Living Wage is supporting their team and strengthening
Meet Little Valley Bakery a local, award-winning artisan bakery based in Swansea. Read More »
We’re celebrating 25 years of the movement for fairer, better work with the release of the new impact report: ‘A Real Living Wage: 25 Years In’.
Celebrating 25 years of the real Living Wage Read More »
Meet Hard Lines – an award-winning Welsh coffee roasters and proud Living Wage Employers.
Earlier this summer, we visited Swansea Community Farm in Fforestfach, Swansea. Home to a wide range of animals, we were delighted to have the opportunity to meet the newest residents, a group of baby goats. During our visit, we met the team at Wales’ only city farm and talked about what being a Living Wage
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This month, the Fair Economy team at Cynnal Cymru look back at the highlights from this year’s Living Wage Week – an annual celebration of the Living Wage movement in the UK. Cynnal Cymru are the Living Wage Foundation’s accreditation partner for Wales and have been championing the Living Wage movement in Wales since 2016. During
Living Wage Week 2025 – the difference it makes Read More »
Nestled in the heart of Ammanford, Coaltown Coffee is more than just a place to get a delicious cup of coffee – it’s a business committed to its workers and community. During our recent visit, we sat down with members of the team to find out why they became an accredited Living Wage Employer. About
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Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru marked the start of Living Wage Week 2024 by becoming an accredited Living Wage Employer. A few months since their launch by Welsh Government, Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru is working to optimise the benefits to Wales from a portfolio of renewable energy projects to be developed across the Welsh Government Woodland Estate. Their commitment
Over 20,400 (20,459) Living Wage workers in Wales are set for a pay boost as over 587 Living Wage Employers are signed up to pay the new Living Wage rates The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate independently calculated based on the actual cost of living and is different from the Government’s
The REAL LIVING WAGE INCREASES TO £12.60 IN WALES Read More »
Monday 4th November, 2-4pm, Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay
Event: Celebrating the Real Living Wage in Wales Read More »