Living Wage

  • Living wage debate dominates budget

    GEORGE OSBORNE used the first Conservative budget in 20 years to introduce a new national living wage. Starting next April at £7.20, it will rise to £9 by 2020. Osborne said companies should be able to afford the cost of… Read More

  • Sodexo makes Living Wage Commitment

    SODEXO UK and Ireland today announced that it is now a formally Recognised Service Provider proudly working together with the Living Wage Foundation.                       Sodexo employs 34,000 people in the… Read More

  • The living wage increases as the UK emerges from the financial crisis, but campaigners say it’s not enough.

    IN 2014, the food and drink sector went into annualised deflation for the first time in 14 years and in December, the rate of consumer price inflation halved to just 0.5%.                  … Read More

  • The year 2015?

    THE GENERAL election will undoubtedly eat up much of the media and rhetorical space in the next few months. There will be much puff and little policy. But will environmental issues reappear on the radar?            … Read More

  • Interview with Sodexo’s Chief Exec Debbie White: Level headed

    SOME ORGANISATIONS may feel that equal pay and the living wage are insurmountable challenges after years of recession. Sodexo boss Debbie White isn’t one of them. Jo Roberts reports.                   Fairness is… Read More

  • Now for fair pay

    AFTER FAIR trade and fair prices, the living wage is the next source of pressure for retailers and caterers.                             The local Co-op supermarket in North Berwick… Read More