A SCOTTISH social enterprise has turn out to be the most recent accredited Residing Hours employer in Scotland.
Social Print and Copy CIC (SP&C), the Edinburgh-based social enterprise, has turn out to be the most recent enterprise to be authorised for assembly the requirements for workers over 18.
The accreditation requires employers to pay the actual Residing Wage to all their staff over the age of 18 and decide to offering at the very least 4 weeks’ discover for each shift, with assured cost if shifts are cancelled inside this discover interval.
Employers additionally present a assured minimal of 16 hours each week (until the employee requests in any other case), and a contract that precisely displays hours labored.
SP&C, are a gold companion at this week’s SCVO-organised The Gathering, the most important free voluntary sector occasion within the UK being staged on the EICC.
The corporate helps lead digital change in Scotland by offering know-how options via its neighborhood well-being programme.
Additionally it is a trusted coaching platform and expanded earlier this 12 months with the opening of a brand new Glasgow hub the place it hopes to create as much as 30 new jobs by 2025.
The agency, which was shortlisted within the Tech For Good class on the latest Social Enterprise Awards Scotland, has been an accredited Residing Wage employer since 2021.
They consider the brand new recognition underlines the corporate’s dedication to setting requirements for truthful work.
Ian Grey, SP&C chief government, stated: “I’m more than happy to now have Residing Hours accreditation as that is one thing we now have been aligned to for the reason that inception of the corporate 4 years in the past.
“We delight ourselves on our values at Social Print & Copy and it’s necessary for us to ship not simply the minimal wage however the residing wage or above for our staff.
“A part of what we needed to do was ship truthful work, area, expertise and remuneration for individuals as they arrive via their coaching in order that they don’t have to fret concerning the financial side outwith coming to work.”
Claire Brownlie, SP&C’s finance and workplace supervisor stated: “Though Social Print & Copy has at all times supplied common hours that haven’t modified, it’s of nice safety to me as an worker that this can’t be modified from one week to the following.
“This makes me really feel much more part of the Social Print & Copy household.”
Residing Wage Scotland was established in April 2014 by the Poverty Alliance, the nationwide anti-poverty community in Scotland, with the goal of accelerating the variety of employers in Scotland who’re recognised for paying their workers the actual Residing Wage.
It’s a partnership with the Residing Wage Basis and is funded by the Scottish Authorities.
Latest analysis revealed by the Residing Wage Basis confirmed that over 9% of employees in Scotland (roughly 250,000) are in insecure work and paid under the Residing Wage.
The usual was created to make sure that individuals have predictable working patterns and earnings, enabling them to higher plan their lives.
Christine McCaig, Residing Wage Scotland’s Initiatives Co-Ordinator, stated: “There are over 3000 Scottish-based employers which are dedicated to paying at the very least the actual Residing Wage.
“It’s improbable to see Social Print and Copy CIC take additional steps to guard their employees from low pay and insecure work by changing into Residing Hours accredited.
“The values that led them to decide to the actual Residing Wage are the identical values which have led to their expanded dedication to truthful work at a time when employees want it most.”
Accredited Residing Wage employers in Scotland span non-public, public and third sectors, with SMEs making up 75% of the entire variety of employers.
The UK Residing Wage is at present £12 per hour, with a separate London Residing Wage fee of £13.15 per hour.