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
With St David’s Day next week, we thought it was a good opportunity to embrace a maxim associated with St David – ‘Do the little things’ as even small steps towards becoming an accredited Living Wage employer will make a big collective difference. Below are downloadable digital comms packs, which employers are free to share
Making cardiff a living wage city Digital assets – st david’s day Read More »
The UK Government raised the National Living Wage (the legal minimum for over 23s) rates for 2022 to £9.50 for over 23s and to £9.18 for those under 23.
THE REAL LIVING WAGE VS THE NATIONAL LIVING WAGE: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? Read More »
Wider adoption of the real Living Wage could provide an economic boost to the UK economy worth over £1.5bn, according to new research by the Smith Institute.
PAYING A REAL LIVING WAGE COULD BOOST UK ECONOMY BY OVER £1.5BN Read More »
The Living Wage Foundation has launched a Social Care Toolkit, providing guidance for adult social care providers and local authorities commissioning care who wish to pay their workers the real Living Wage.
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Bevan Foundation are working to end poverty and inequality in Wales and creating real change. This includes supporting the Living Wage for Wales movement in any way that they can including hosting round table discussions, producing videos and reports and generally being champions for the Living Wage and accreditation process. Here, you can see the
Bevan Foundation: Championing Fair Pay- A Living Wage Wales Read More »
Between March 2020, when COVID-19 began to hit the UK economy, and June 2021, 2,366 employers were recruited to the Living Wage standard. These employers included major corporations, such as BP, Compass, Danone, Johnson Matthey, Severn Trent, Talk Talk, Tate and Lyle, and Zurich Insurance, together with leading public service organizations such as the Universities
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July 2021 – This short report by Cardiff University examines the current position of social care accreditations in Wales, with UK evidence included as a reference point. It also looks at the characteristics of accredited organisations in social care and the pattern of Living Wage accreditation across Welsh Local Authorities.
Wales focus – Social Care and Local Authority Living Wage accreditations Read More »