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 550 businesses that currently do, please contact us here for advice and support.
We believe in people power. They're what makes the difference to our business. Looking after the both the physical and mental wellbeing of our own people ensures we are able to deliver our best work. Brighton is city of diversity and creativity, the very things that make our business thrive. However, the cost of living…
We have strong links to our community and feel the retail sector is a big part of Brighton & Hove and as such, we all have a responsibility to support our colleagues. We are proud to be a part of the Living Wage campaign and hope more will follow.
Paying people below the living wage is wrong for all sorts of reasons. Employers seeking to maximise profits at the expense of their employees and for them to have to be subsidised by the taxpayer is ridiculous. Pay people properly for a proper days work and we'll all be better off! Look after your people…
Fairness, integration, inclusiveness and mobility. These are fundamental aspects of our work and careers.
The campaign is important in trying to support people to avoid exploitative employers and is especially relevant to our service users who find themselves with insecure employment.
