The new rate for the Living Wage has been announced. It is £9 per hour outside London, and the rate in the capital is now £10.55.
The real Living Wage is calculated annually by researchers at Loughborough University and based on what people really need to live. The rate applies to all employees over 18, whereas the current government minimum) which increases in April 2019) is £7.83 for those over 25, £5.90 for ages 18-20 and £7.38 for ages 21-24.
Lewes for a Living Wage works with the Living Wage Foundation and with the local Living Wage Brighton and Hove campaign.
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Living Wage Week
To celebrate Living Wage Week there is a display in the tourist information centre window from 2nd to 9th November. Lewes for a Living Wage is proud that around 30 employers in
the Lewes area have now signed up or become accredited to pay the real
Living Wage. This is currently £8.75 per hour and based on research on
what people really need to live. A new rate will be announced on 5th
November, and the week runs until 10th. Look out for the new rate in our window, see the list of employers and learn more about why the Living Wage is needed in Lewes.
Wednesday, 29 August 2018
Societies Fair
We were at Societies Fair on 1st September in the Town Hall and we are planning a display in the Tourist Information
Centre window for Living Wage Week at the beginning of November. Our new display poster will be on show on the Lewes Pound stall at Lewes Farmers' Market this Saturday and on the first Saturday of every month.
In
the last few months two new businesses in this area have become
accredited with the Living Wage Foundation. They are Gossypium, who
make organic cotton yoga wear, and The Green Man’s Garden who do
garden design and maintenance with ecology in mind. Both are based in
Newhaven.
Five
jewellers in Lewes are now signed up and/or accredited to pay the
Living Wage. They are:
Thursday, 26 April 2018
David Smith Jewellery signs up
David Smith Jewellery Ltd has signed up to the Brighton Living Wage scheme. We are delighted to welcome another jewellery business to the Living Wage list in Lewes.
How much is enough? Making work pay
U3A free public lecture Tuesday 1st May 2.30pm
Lewes Town Hall Council Chamber
Lewes Town Hall Council Chamber
What
do we define as an acceptable standard of living? How can we balance
the responsibilities of employers and taxpayers for helping to
provide a liveable income for the lowest paid?
Professor Donald Hirsch discussed his research on these questions which concern us all in Lewes.
Professor
Hirsch is Director of the Centre for Research in Social Policy at
Loughborough University, whose research forms the basis for the real
Living Wage adopted by the Living Wage Foundation. In previous roles
he was a journalist, an international policy consultant and Poverty
Advisor to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Contact
leweslivingwage@gmail.com
or ring 01273 470940
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Silverado videos
Two short videos about local jeweller Silverado, found on the Living Wage Foundation website: one from a young employee https://vimeo.com/143917619
and the second from the founder https://vimeo.com/143917268
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