A decade as a Living Wage employer

This #LivingWageWeek we are celebrating a decade as an accredited Living Wage employer and welcomed Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Rural Affairs to meet some of our employees and share experiences at The Barracks Conference Centre in Stirling. 

Barry Fisher, CEO said, “We have an amazing team of employees at Keep Scotland Beautiful and our people are at the heart of what we do so being a Living Wage employer just makes sense – it helps us retain our team members and recruit new ones too.

“Their skills, commitment and dedication are vital as we work to inspire action to combat climate change, tackle litter and waste, restore nature and biodiversity and improve places.  Our commitment to the Living Wage, and going further than the minimum, reflects our acknowledgement and appreciation of this hard work.  We are proud to be an employer which is able to provide a wage that reflects the work our people do and supports our employees at an incredibly challenging economic time.”

The real Living Wage is celebrating 25 years as the only UK wage rate calculated according to the costs of living. Employers choose to pay the real Living Wage on a voluntary basis, recognising the value of their workers and ensuring that a hard day’s work receives a fair day’s pay.

We are one of more than 4,000 Living Wage employers accredited in Scotland ensuring that 76,000 workers in the country receive the Living Wager or above.  

We currently employ just under 50 people, all of whom earn above the living wage.

Cat Rae one of our team commented, “By providing a real Living Wage, I feel our charity demonstrates support and commitment to us as employees.  It makes us feel appreciated, but it also makes it clear to those that we work with, provide services to, and who fund us that our charity takes its social responsibility seriously and aligns with values which are important to people.  I have worked here now for 20 years and feel valued and loyal to my employer.”