As we celebrate Living Wage Week 2014, we take a look back at how the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign came about and what it has achieved so far. The Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign aims to encourage local businesses to voluntarily pay all employees at least the living wage rate (apprentices and interns are exempt). This is the amount… ...Read More
Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce who are leading on the local Living Wage Campaign have been very encouraged to receive a new sign up from another Community Interest Company and social enterprise heroes The Big Lemon. The Big Lemon bus company was founded in 2007 to develop a new kind of bus service. In the world of The Big… ...Read More
On April 1st Brighton & Sussex Care signed up to the Living Wage Campaign here in Brighton making a huge statement about pay in this challenging sector. We interviewed Craig Jones, CEO of Brighton & Sussex Care to find out how he achieved paying a living wage for his team. How long have you worked in the Care sector? Having… ...Read More
The Living Wage Campaign in Brighton & Hove has been on quite a journey since its launch in April 2012 and this two year campaign was originally going to come to an end next month. However, due to its success the team behind the campaign have been working to secure another years’ funding and so far are pleased that UNISON… ...Read More
We like happy staff and paying a correct wage is a very important aspect of this. This is just one of many ways to help us to retain staff and gain their commitment.
We are committed to helping to make Brighton the best version of itself that it can be. That includes a fulfilled and healthy workforce who are fairly paid, thereby supporting individuals to contribute to an even stronger society.
"Our charity is reliant on the hard work, dedication, enthusiasm, and commitment of our staff team. We want to ensure that they feel valued, appreciated and are rewarded for all that they put into our organisation. Without them we would not be able to deliver the much needed services to our client group."
For my own business, it would be crazy and wrong to pay people less than the Living Wage. For Brighton and Hove, it's important that we have successful businesses, a thriving economy, and happy and healthy employees.
Over the last few years we decided to focus on customer service. In floristry most people focus on the flowers – but to us that was a given. For us, our business model works in a circle. If we deliver the highest service possible, we can afford to charge higher prices; customers get what they’re…
