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
Thinking of going green but not sure where to start? Svenja from Living Wage employer Sustainable Business Partnership CIC has created this blog post all about their funded Utilise Plus programme, designed to help businesses save energy. Everyone wants to do their bit to stop climate change but it can be difficult to know where to start. That’s why, when the Sustainable… ...Read More
The 500th employer to sign up to the Brighton & Hove Living Wage campaign is Emma Cleary, owner and founder of Flexibility Matters. Hi Emma, congratulations on becoming our 500th Living Wage employer! Tell us more about your business. Flexibility Matters is the champion of all things about flexible working. From recruitment, to best practice in creating flexible working strategies,… ...Read More
Spring is 100% on its way and as the city’s residents start to come out of hibernation and day trippers begin planning their visits down to the coast, it’s always a good idea to do some research and find out what’s going on in Brighton & Hove. But where to start and how to choose? Fortunately, the Brighton & Hove… ...Read More
11 Dec 2018 Christmas shopping in Brighton, Hove and the surrounding areas is hardly a chore, with so many fantastic independent retailers to choose from. What’s more, with nearly 500 Living Wage employers locally, you can be sure you make your purchases count by supporting these businesses in the festive season. We’ve compiled a list of twenty one Living Wage shops to visit… ...Read More
Following a recent surge in sign ups to the campaign, we are very pleased to have hit the milestone of 450 Living Wage employers in the City! Number 450 to join us is Bare Biology. Here’s owner and founder Melanie Lawson to tell us more. Firstly, tell us a bit about who you are and what your organisation does. We make… ...Read More
How has 2018 been going so far at your workplace? At the Chamber we’re having a year of development – both in the team, in the membership, in the growth of our projects and in our approach to different aspects of our work. The Living Wage campaign has soared past 400 sign-ups and we are very excited to see this… ...Read More
13 Aug 2018 We were recently pleased to welcome local foodie hot spot Silo to our campaign. With combined modern and ancient approaches to cooking, Silo’s highly creative menu is ever changing and is perhaps just one of the reasons their reputation for exciting food is so strong. We caught up with founder and chef Douglas McMaster to find out more about them. So… ...Read More
"Grace Eyre are proud to have signed up to the Living Wage Campaign. It is important that our employees feel that their salaries are competitive and that they can realistically support themselves with their standard of living. Ensuring that we meet the living wage can help support the rising cost of living and as an…
We have a young, vibrant team of staff, the majority of whom live in Brighton & Hove, and we know from experience that looking after every individual member of staff means a healthier, happier, more productive working environment. The Living Wage is another way for us to ensure that our staff are taken care of…
We believe in creating environments where staff feel valued and morale remains high. We know this leads to business stability and successful outcomes.
We believe that coming to work should be a rewarding experience for our staff and volunteers. A content and committed workforce ensures a continued positive impact on our client’s health and wellbeing. We are committed to ensuring that our staff remuneration levels are competitive and we are proud to compliant with the Living Wage Foundation.
As mentioned above, music related jobs rarely pay well, plus they are hard to find. There are way too many musicians here in Brighton that struggle making a living working jobs unrelated to music as it is, BADA does not want be part of this problem.
