Launched in 2012, the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign aims to encourage local businesses to voluntarily pay all employees a decent hourly rate.
Set independently and updated annually the Living Wage is calculated according to the basic cost of living in the UK and is the amount that allows a person to live, rather than just survive. The new rate is announced every November during Living Wage week and businesses are given until 1st April to implement the new rate which is currently £9.00 per hour
Our aim is to support and encourage local businesses to voluntarily commit to paying their employees the Living Wage. If you are already paying the Living Wage you can sign up here to show your business’ commitment and then display a Brighton & Hove Living Wage logo on your premises, marketing materials and website. See here who has signed up already.
If you are not paying the Living Wage but would like to join the 523 businesses that currently do, please contact us here for advice and support.
All businesses should support paying a fair wage.
Both of the managing directors of Caremark (Brighton & Hove) have lived in this area all of their lives and have worked in the care industry for many years, because of this they are both extremely aware of the issues of the high cost of living that is in this area and the low pay…
"We have always believed it is essential to pay staff a living wage and we are therefore delighted to be signed up to the Living Wage Campaign. It is important to retain staff that we have invested time and effort into and as a company committed to enabling our staff to develop to their full…
Having worked in a number of subordinate roles for many years before directing my own company I understand how paying staff a good wage can positively affect performance and outcomes. Staff that earn a wage sufficient to enable a good quality of life are more likely to be content in their role thus less likely…
"Paying the living wage is like the Fairtrade mark for British employers - so why wouldn’t we commit to paying it! At Club Class Chauffeurs our 60 plus employees are our best asset - without them we would not have a business. It also makes sense because we end up with a motivated team that…
