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 483 businesses that currently do, please contact us here for advice and support.
"FAIR as a company believes in giving a decent wage to the people that make our fashion products. We also believe that giving a living wage to our employees here in the UK is just as important and that it creates a happy and motivated team."
"Brighton is a fantastic place to live. But we understand that it costs to live here. We want to keep our local economy (and businesses) buoyant by making it viable for people to work here rather than commute to London."
We support the Living Wage Campaign because we believe passionately that the city and the people who live and work within it need a good wage structure for everyone to be well and healthy. People need to earn enough to be able afford healthy food and activities.
Everyone needs to have a living wage - but this is not always remembered when business decisions are made. A movement like this could be a strong counterbalance to market pressures and help people in business make decisions that balance ethics and economics. We hope that it inspires other companies and cities to do the…
"Craker Business Solutions believes in paying a fair price to both suppliers and staff. The living wage gives us a minimum price so that we can ensure staff can live off their wage and not just survive. A fair wage, flexible and virtual working makes for loyal and motivated staff."
