DabApps Managing Director, Chris Palk, tells us why it was important for his growing development agency to sign up to the Living Wage Campaign. For DabApps, signing up to the Living Wage Campaign in Brighton and Hove not only seemed like something we should do as a small but expanding Brighton company, but is a campaign that we feel all… ...Read More
During Living Wage Week 2014, 35 new businesses, charities, social enterprises and public sector organisations signed up to the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign. You can see the list of employers who have signed up here. Latest TV created a video with some of our Living Wage employers and Melita Dennett of Radio Reverb discussed the benefits of the… ...Read More
The CEO of Brighton i360, Eleanor Harris, tells us why they signed up to the Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign. Brighton i360 signed up to the Living Wage Campaign in Brighton & Hove this week, making us one of the first major tourism attractions in the city to commit to paying our staff well over the minimum wage. We’re… ...Read More
Dan Kidby, Social Policy Researcher at OCSI, shares his view of the living wage and the benefits it brings to mark Living Wage Week 2014. As an organisation helping public & community services tackle social and economic deprivation, we are fully aware of the importance of the living wage (raised at the start of living wage week to £7.85ph outside… ...Read More
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
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"Parentskool is a social enterprise that puts people before profit. Signing up to the Living Wage Brighton Campaign is a logical step for any organisation that claims to be ethical in its treatment of its most valuable resources: the people who work for them. We are proud to be part of the campaign and encourage…
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"We are very pleased to be part of the Living Wage Campaign. We respect our employees very much and in turn, we have very long standing and loyal staff. The Brighton & Hove Living Wage Campaign is doing a great job, everybody deserves a proper wage: it makes for a great working environment."
I believe that employers should try their best to ensure that employees pay a wage that realistically meets the cost of living. All of the D2D team irrespective of their age are paid a minimum of the Brighton Living wage. I value all of the hard work completed by the team and hope to increase…
