We love chatting to Living Wage employers and it’s particularly interesting to hear how they are pivoting and adapting to the current Covid situation. We recently caught up with Tom Staniford, Creative Director of Gusto.film, to find out more about how his business is doing. What is Gusto.film and what kind of work do you make? Gusto.film is the creative… ...Read More
Virtual networking with the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign It’s long overdue, but we’re celebrating the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign reaching 600 sign-ups! Join us on Zoom and catch up with fellow Living Wage employers. We’ll be sharing some of the campaign’s successes and there’ll be a chance to network with other employers too. Time: 10am – 11am… ...Read More
23 Jun 2020 Are you missing someone right now? We were delighted to discover that Brighton & Hove based Living Wage employer Ellie Ellie is spreading the love with a whimsical lock down themed design free with every order. We caught up with founder and MD Danielle Plowman to find out more about her business and to see how she’s adapting to work… ...Read More
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
"Leapfrogg take pride in ensuring that all staff are being treated in a fair way, to boost happiness, motivation and wellbeing which is important for productivity and ultimately the success of any business. Supporting the Living Wage Brighton Campaign is important to us so we can build awareness within the community and make a positive…
"People need to be able to do more than just survive. Giving something back by supporting your community and ensuring the people you work with a bit more than a living wage really isn't that much to ask. Brighton is an amazing city, what makes it so amazing is the unique range of people that…
"The food and drink industry is built on good people. Those good people deserve to be paid a wage that gives them what they need to live and prosper."
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.
I am a great believer in paying or trying to pay staff above the minimum living wage for many reasons. I believe that everyone is entitled to be able to afford to live from a wage or at least make a difference to them whether it is full-time or part-time. By paying staff a living…
