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ISS sponsors WageMap to promote living wages worldwide

The global workplace experience and facility management company has become an official sponsor of WageMap. Through this commitment, ISS supports the consortium’s mission to achieve living wages worldwide by establishing a Living Wage Reference Standard and a public dataset of ...

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Praxis Facilities Management accredited as Real Living Wage employer

Praxis Facilities Management has been officially accredited as a Real Living Wage employer by the UK’s Living Wage Foundation. The organisation, which is part of Praxis Group the vertically integrated UK real estate development and investment platform, has fully aligned ...

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Celebrating a sustainable rise in the Living Wage

By Roger Green, founder and Chair of Spotless Commercial Cleaning Yesterday, the UK Government confirmed the National Living Wage (NLW) will rise to £12.21 per hour from next April for over 21-year-olds. This latest boost marks a 6.7 per cent ...

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New toolkit to support service providers to boost pay published by the Living Wage Foundation

A new toolkit has been published by the Living Wage Foundation, designed to help responsible employers within the service provision industry join the Living Wage network. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate based on the cost ...

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SBFM achieves Living Wage Recognised Service Provider accreditation

Soft service provider SBFM has been officially accredited as a Living Wage Recognised Service Provider. The accreditation reflects SBFM’s ongoing commitment to providing fair wages and improving the livelihoods of its team members. The Living Wage accreditation, awarded by the ...

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GEZE UK – a Living Wage company

GEZE UK is delighted to announce that the company has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate based on the cost of living. It is voluntarily paid by over 14,000 ...

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Cleanology CEO appointed co-chair of Living Wage leadership group

Dominic Ponniah, CEO and Co-Founder of commercial cleaning firm, Cleanology, has been elected Co-Chair of the Living Wage Foundation’s Recognised Service Provider Leadership Group. The Recognised Service Provider accreditation was set up by the Living Wage Foundation to commend contractors ...

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Living Wage workers are set for a pay boost

People working for real Living Wage Employers throughout the country are set for a vital cost-of-living pay boost, as the Living Wage Foundation’s real Living Wage rates rise to £12 an hour across the UK (£1.10 increase), and £13.15 an ...

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Delivering a real Living Wage to workers

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) recently published guidance, in partnership with the Living Wage Foundation, outlining the practicalities and benefits of paying the real Living Wage. With FM suppliers admitting they often struggle to deliver a real ...

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Doing the right thing

Tim Deeker-Harris of Prime Clean Limited outlines the aims and benefits of the Living Wage The Living Wage was founded by Citizens UK as far back as 2001 when the grassroots organisation, Citizens UK, brought together local institutions to talk ...

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