We caught up with Jo Lake from Brighton-based charity Oasis Project to find out more about them and why they’ve joined the Brighton & Hove Living Wage campaign. What does the Oasis Project do? Oasis is an organisation giving hope to people affected by drugs and alcohol. We help women, children and families find the strength and opportunities to make… ...Read More
We are all navigating strange times at the moment and there is much conversation about the ‘new normal’. What will life be like in six months or a year? Will business continue in the same way or will this situation give birth to different, better ways of doing things? Will this be an opportunity to rebuild, fix and revolutionise? For… ...Read More
Today a total of 600 local employers have signed up to the Brighton & Hove Living Wage campaign. Since its launch in 2012, Brighton Chamber’s campaign for a real Living Wage has seen a wide variety of businesses, charities and large organisations sign up, implementing pay rises for over 3400 people. Number 600 to join was Richard Freeman, founder and… ...Read More
With 2019 coming to an end, there’s plenty to be proud of after a year of campaigning for a better, fairer, Living Wage. Looking back, we’ve achieved so much and want to thank everyone for their support and contributions to our campaign. This year we celebrated reaching our 500th sign up, a landmark event for our campaign – we brought… ...Read More
The countdown to Christmas is officially on! It could well be time to start shopping. There’s so many fantastic shops in and around Brighton & Hove, but how many of them are paying their employees a real Living Wage? To help you with your buying choices, we wanted to bring you a special Living Wage advent calendar featuring some of… ...Read More
By Alison Scutt, owner and director of Home Instead Senior Care – Lewes District and Uckfield. Home Instead Senior Care Lewes District and Uckfield are delighted to be a Living Wage employer. We are also equally delighted to hear that The Living Wage Foundation has announced the new UK Living Wage hourly rate of £9.30 per hour, an increase of… ...Read More
This week is Living Wage Week which is when the new Living Wage is announced for the UK and London each year. The hourly rate, calculated independently by the Resolution Foundation, was announced on Monday 11 November. What is the real Living Wage in the UK? £9.30 for Brighton & the UK £10.75 for London The Brighton & Hove Living… ...Read More
By Kirin Bhadesha, Catalyst Team Member Since 2018, two Catalyst team members get the opportunity to work for a week on the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign supported by Brighton Chamber. This year, Arthur and I got the chance to support an audit of Brighton Living Wage employers as part of the campaign. The Catalyst Team is a group… ...Read More
18 Sep 2019 This week the Brighton & Hove Living Wage campaign reached the milestone of 550 Living Wage employers in the city. The 550th employer to sign up was Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Rose Read, Head of People and Culture, said: “Brighton & Hove Albion FC and our charitable arm, Albion in the Community, have paid the Living Wage to our… ...Read More
1. Who are Health Assured and what services do you provide? Health Assured are occupational health experts. Their services focus on issues surrounding mental health in the workplace. Services they offer include: Employee assistance programmes, trauma management, health assessments, stress counselling and more. 2. Why do you support the living wage campaign? This campaign and others like it helps to… ...Read More
"At CrowCreation we support the Living Wage because we don't want our employees worrying about paying for their lunch when they should be worrying about changing the world ;-)"
"As our team at Ganda grows we want to ensure we retain a productive and motivated workforce who are with us for the long haul. By signing up to Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign, we can both commit to paying our staff their worth whilst also helping increase the visibility of this campaign. It’s…
We believe it is important in the context of a wider intention to provide long term employment for all our staff & something that is important for the Brighton & Hove hospitality sector.
"At ABC Translations, we firmly believe that you get what you pay for. We offer a specialist, professional service; we therefore require staff capable of delivering that service and we wouldn’t get the right calibre of person if we didn’t pay a reasonable salary. Moreover, staff who feel valued will be more productive. It is…
We're always on the hunt for talented people to help us reach our ambitious goals, and it's of great importance to us that they are comfortable, happy and motivated when they get here - not having to worry about affording the basics. We are proud to commit to paying our employees the Brighton living wage…
