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 £9.30 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 587 businesses that currently do, please contact us here for advice and support.
"We are very pleased to be part of the Living Wage Campaign. We respect our employees very much and in turn, we have very long standing and loyal staff. The Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign is doing a great job, everybody deserves a proper wage: it makes for a great working environment."
Our staff make artrepublic the destination for art lovers. We recognise that the qualifications, skills and experience of our employees are what makes us such a trusted brand for art advice. We are therefore wholeheartedly support the Brighton Living Wage campaign.
It’s important that employers take a clear position and make a stand for fair wages, by supporting the Living Wage Campaign, we’re supporting our staff and in turn increasing motivation and retention rates of employees. We want to stand out from others within the industry and continue to have an exemplary reputation. <br /> It…
In the arts and charity sector, staff are often on lower wages than in the corporate sector. However, we feel we should be part of the commitment to paying everyone a fair wage for their work. Our staff are valued and excellent at their jobs, and being a third sector organisation should not be an…
We strongly believe that by paying a better wage we can recruit and retain better candidates, which fits in with our business ethos of encouraging and retaining staff long term. This in turn means we can offer a more reliable and robust service to our clients.
