Living Wage Week 2021
The University are proud to be part of the moment and celebrate Living Wage Week
This week is Living Wage Week 2021!
The University are proud to celebrate #LivingWageWeek as a Living Wage UK accredited employer, doing the right thing by our employees by paying a real Living Wage.
Living Wage Week is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Living Wage movement. Below is a timeline of the key events of the movement from 2001 to 2021.
Timeline:
- 2001: Working people need a pay rise to earn a wage they can live on
- 2002: They campaign together to raise awareness of the problem
- 2004: Following the campaign the first UK business pays the Living Wage
- 2012: The London Olympics employs its staff at the Living Wage
- 2014: The success of the Living Wage movement spreads nationally
- 2021: Over 8000 UK businesses accredit, with over £1.5 billion going back into the pockets of low-paid workers
Other employers can sign up to be a Living Wage employer too...
