With less than a week to go until Living Wage Week, we’re delighted to announce that there are now 300 businesses in Brighton & Hove that have signed up to the local Living Wage campaign, pledging to pay staff at least the current rate of £8.25 per hour. Flowers Unlimited were the 300th business to sign up. We spoke to… ...Read More
Living Wage employer OCSI are looking for a part-time Accounts & Office Manager to join them. Find out more and apply here: http://ocsi.uk/2016/09/20/job-vacancy-accounts-and-office-manager-part-time/ ...Read More
Living Wage employer Sussex Interpreting Services is a charitable social enterprise driven by its core values of inclusiveness, rights, community, learning, participation and accountability. For 22 years they have delivered interpreting, advocacy, translation and health promotion across Sussex to ensure people know about and can access public services. They are looking to recruit a motivated and suitably skilled person who shares… ...Read More
photo ©Julia Claxton. Sarah Springford with Mike Gilson, editor of The Argus, at the BAHBAs. The success of the Brighton & Hove Living Wage campaign was one of the reasons behind the choice of Outstanding Brightonian at this year’s 2016 Brighton & Hove Business Awards (BAHBAs). Run by Brighton Chamber, this local campaign has signed up 297 employers since it… ...Read More
We interviewed Alison Scutt, owner and director of Home Instead Senior Care – Lewes District and Uckfield, to find out why she believes that paying the Living Wage is important, especially in the care sector. How long have you worked in the care sector? It was through personal experience with my parents being unwell and requiring hospitalisation that found me in… ...Read More
Fiona Martin, Head of Employment Law at Martin Searle Solicitors, has written a blog about the differences between the National Minimum Wage, the National Living Wage and the Living Wage – and who is eligible. Read it here ...Read More
Living Wage employer Unity Photo Booths are looking for a friendly, social character to join our staffing team as an Event Assistant. As Event Assistant you will help in the setting up and delivery of the photo booth at weddings, private parties and corporate events alongside an Event Manager. You’ll be given full training on how to set up and operate… ...Read More
Tony Rogers, People Director at Brighton & Hove-based Custom Pharma Services explains why the company decided to subscribe to the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign. Here he talks candidly to Brighton Chamber Ambassador Jill Woolf, Managing Director of PR and marketing consultancy Chimera Communications. First of all would you mind explaining in layman’s terms what Custom Pharma does? I’ll… ...Read More
We interviewed Martin Harris, Managing Director of Brighton & Hove Bus Company, to find out why they were one of the first businesses to sign up to the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign, and whether large businesses face tougher challenges to pay staff a Living Wage. Martin Harris, Managing Director of Brighton & Hove Bus Company Tell me a bit… ...Read More
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
Sugarhill Brighton is very happy to support the Living wage campaign as we value our employees highly, and the living wage set by the foundation is a more realistic living wage rate than the one set by the Government.
"At Invona, the development of our personnel is an integral part of our ethos. Ensuring our employees are paid sufficiently is a no brainer! We are committed to paying at minimum the living wage."
"We firmly believe that everyone should be paid fairly and recognised for their hard work. At DabApps we're lucky to have a group of really committed people who do a fantastic job and without whom we wouldn't be where we are today. We want to support the campaign and hopefully encourage other digital agencies in…
Working in the Jewellery trade requires staff whom are highly skilled as both makers and on the retail side, so the wage has to be commensurate.
"As a digital marketing and e-commerce company we understand that valuing your staff is just as critical as valuing all your business assets. We pride our self on our skilled and knowledgeable team and acknowledge the importance of paying them a living wage. This is why we want to add our voice and support to…
