GreaterSport celebrates commitment to real living wage

By GreaterSport | 07 June 2021 | TAGS:

GreaterSport has today been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will see all employees receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.50 in the UK or £10.85 in London. Both rates are significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £8.91 per hour.

GreaterSport is based in the North West, a region with nearly a quarter of all jobs (20%) paying less than the real Living Wage - around 584,000 jobs. Despite this, we have committed to pay the real Living Wage and deliver a fair day’s pay for a hard day’s work.

The real Living Wage is the only rate calculated according to the costs of living. It provides a voluntary benchmark for employers that wish to ensure their staff earn a wage they can live on, not just the government minimum. Since 2011 the Living Wage movement has delivered a pay rise to over 250,000 people and put over £1.3 billion extra into the pockets of low paid workers.

Matt Stocks, Strategic Director People and Operations said: “We’re proud to become an accredited Living Wage Employer. We firmly believe that paying the Living Wage is the right thing to do as a responsible employer, and it reflects ‎the importance GreaterSport places on being a great place to work”.

Laura Gardiner, Director, Living Wage Foundation said: “We’re delighted that GreaterSport has joined the movement of over 7,000 responsible employers across the UK who voluntarily commit to go further than the government minimum to make sure all their staff earn enough to live on.

“They join thousands of small businesses, as well as household names such as Burberry, Barclays, Everton Football Club and many more. These businesses recognise that paying the real Living Wage is the mark of a responsible employer and they, like GreaterSport, believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay."

Find out more about the real Living Wage and why and how your organisation can become a Living Wage Employer here.