Posts from March 2016

The living wage as the starting point rather than the target

Nicole Mowll, a freelance journalist, interviews James Dempster, Managing Director of Cobb Digital, to find out why he didn’t hesitate to sign up to the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign. Managing Director James Dempster Photo by Lauren Psyk http://www.laurenpsyk.com/ Cobb Digital is an online and digital marketing agency founded in 2013 that creates campaigns for a wide variety of customers from… ...Read More

In 2016, it’s time to care

We interviewed Liz Brackley, owner and director of Home Instead Senior Care – Brighton, Hove and Shoreham, to find out why they have signed up to the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign. Tell me a bit about Home Instead Senior Care; when was it established, what do you do? Home Instead Senior Care – Brighton, Hove and Shoreham is… ...Read More

Raising the bar for nurseries

Nicole Mowll, a freelance journalist, interviews Alison Holdsworth and Laura Bryson, the founders of Wise Owls Nursery School, to find out why they signed up to the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign.    Alison Holdsworth (top) and Laura Bryson Alison Holdsworth and Laura Bryson, who both come from a teaching background and have young children of their own, set up… ...Read More

Widening the talent pool with the Living Wage

Nicole Mowll, a freelance journalist, interviews Vicki Hughes, Managing Director of Fugu PR, to find out why they signed up to the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign.  Fugu PR is a public relations and communications consultancy that was established five and a half years ago and currently has six permanent members of staff. When the need arises, the company boosts… ...Read More

The Living Wage explained

Living Wage, National Living Wage, Minimum Wage. All very important terms, however they can get confused. As we draw closer to the implementation of the National Living Wage on 1st April 2016, it is important to understand what these terms mean and how they affect employers and employees. The National Minimum Wage It is compulsory for all employers to pay… ...Read More

The Living Wage - how it Should be

Nicole Mowll, a freelance journalist, interviews Ruth Anslow, co-founder of hiSbe Food, to find out why they signed up to the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign.  hiSbe Food is an independent supermarket set up in 2013 that operates on a social enterprise model and has a stated ethos of “happiness before profits”. The company has 14 employees, all of… ...Read More