Three year strategy to bring 25,000 more up to the £9 an hour rate
A further 7,500 workers across Scotland are set to be uplifted to at least the real Living Wage by April next year.
Already this year, the Scottish Government funded Scottish Living Wage programme, which was established in 2014 and is hosted by the Poverty Alliance, has accredited more than 250 employers who pay £9 an hour.
It is in its first year of a three year strategy which sets out to make sure 25,000 employers get paid at least that rate.
Julie McGahan, manager of Living Wage Scotland, said: “Since April this year, we have accredited 250 Living Wage employers, resulting in uplifts in pay to the real Living Wage for 6741 workers in Scotland. This is sound progress which puts us well on track to deliver our first year’s target of 7500 uplifts by April.”
Social care charity Quarriers, which recently became accredited, increased the pay of over 1000 workers to the real Living Wage in October.
Alice Harper, chief executive, said: “Our staff are at the centre of everything we do and contribute daily to the high-quality outcomes provided for all those we support and work with.
“We understand the importance of our staff as they are responsible for driving our values and breathing life into our vision and genuinely transforming the lives of the people we support.”
