What is a Living Wage Employer?

The Living Wage Employer award recognises ethical employment and ethical procurement practice.

It means that all staff are able to live with dignity and provide a decent standard of living for their families.

A Living Wage Employer recognises the responsibility it has for all the people it employs (directly or indirectly) and makes sure they are paid a Living Wage with fair employment conditions.

This means making sure that all staff, including contracted support staff, are:

1. Paid at least the Living Wage

2. Eligible for at least 20 days paid holiday a year plus bank holidays.

3. Eligible for at least 10 days full sick pay per year.

4. Allowed free access to a trade union.

The London Living Wage currently stands at £7.20 per hour, as released by the Living Wage Unit at City Hall. The background to this figure can be found in the document, A Fairer London: The Living Wage in London (GLA 2007).

Here is the list of the Living Wage Employers so far.