Living Wage

A record 4,000 employers across Scotland are now accredited to pay the real Living Wage, providing a salary boost to 72,000 workers.

This Living Wage Week, Glasgow City Region has marked a major milestone in its campaign to become a Living Wage Place, surpassing its year one target of 200 new Living Wage accredited employers in the region. Glasgow City Region launched the campaign to Make Glasgow City Region a Living Wage Place i

A growing number of employers across the capital are committing to paying the real Living Wage, which now sits at £13.45. New numbers released to mark Living Wage Week have revealed that there are now 790 accredited employers, collectively employing over 221,000 workers across Edinburgh.

A new report on the National Living Wage (NLW) has revealed 44 Scottish businesses did not pay the correct minimum wage, risking fines of up to 200% of the defaulted amount. Published by the UK government, the report shows one Scottish business had nearly £187,000 of unpaid wages and collectiv

In celebration of Living Wage Week, Edinburgh is shares its progress in championing fair wages, with the city recording over 700 Living Wage employers and covering more than 200,000 employees. The real Living Wage is an independently calculated rate based on the cost of living and is paid voluntaril

Glasgow City Region has launched a campaign to become a Living Wage Place – the first city region in Scotland to do so.

Roger Green discusses the announcement of a National Living Wage (NLW) increase to £12.21 per hour, exploring its potential impact on businesses and employees, and the importance of fair and sustainable wage growth. Yesterday, the UK government confirmed the National Living Wage (NLW) will ris

Scottish beer maker Vault City Brewing has committed to pay staff the London Living Wage as the "cost of living in Scotland’s capital" becomes "a critical factor in its team’s wellbeing". The Edinburgh-based brewer – famous for creating modern and innovative sour beers with flavour

Edinburgh has experienced its most successful year of living wage accreditations to date.

Craft brewer BrewDog has said it is ending its commitment to paying all staff the voluntary living wage.

Glenrothes is the first town in the UK to be awarded recognition for a plan to become a Living Wage Town.

Hargreaves Lansdown senior analyst Laith Khalaf Next year's increase in the minimum wage will end the trend of falling prices in British supermarkets, according to a senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.

Mark McDonald MSP Almost 135,000 people in Scotland are employed by accredited Living Wage employers, according to new figures obtained in the Scottish Parliament last week.