We paid a visit to the Urban Foundry team at HQ Urban Kitchen in Swansea and Tara Tarapetian a Director of Urban Foundry shared their thoughts on why paying the real Living Wage is important to them.
“It’s really important to us at Urban Foundry to pay the real Living Wage to our staff, because it shows that we appreciate the work that they do for us. It aligns with our values as a B Corp, and it also makes great business sense.
We don’t just pay the real Living Wage to our Urban Foundry staff, we pay it across all of our projects that includes Swansea Bay Street markets, the Pop Ups project, and also HQ and the café.”
Tara Tarapetian, Director, Urban Foundry.
About Urban Foundry
Urban Foundry are a creative regeneration agency that work with organisations and businesses to help turn their good ideas – ones that improve people’s lives, make great places and build better businesses – into reality. Based in Swansea their work portfolio includes creating and supporting social enterprises like the Swansea Bay street markets, PopUP Wales projects and HQ Urban Kitchen.
They have been an accredited Living Wage Employer since December 2017 and are also a certified B Corporation.
“Businesses in Wales always ask us what the benefits are of being a real Living Wage Employer, and we always tell them that it’s great for staff retention, staff morale and it also sets us apart from other businesses that are potential competitors when we’re bidding for work.
Tara Tarapetian, Director, Urban Foundry.
We feel that every business should pay the real Living Wage.”
To learn more about Urban Foundry, you can visit their website: Urban Foundry | Creative Regeneration Agency | Forging Great Ideas
