Lanarkshire college earns living wage accreditation

New College Lanarkshire has officially been named an accredited living wage employer by Living Wage Scotland. Last week’s announcement means that everyone working at the college – regardless of whether they are direct employees or third-party contracted staff – receive a minimum hourly wage of £9. This rate is significantly higher than the statutory minimum for over-25s of £7.83 per hour introduced in April 2018 and calculated by the Living Wage Foundation to more realistically reflect the cost of living. UNISON reps at the college, Moira Jarvie and Collette Bradley, told the Daily Record: “UNISON is pleased that New College Lanarkshire has now achieved living wage accreditation in line with the national agreement with support staff unions to do so. “We commend the college for finding a way to ensure that the low-paid staff are now being paid the living wage without further delay, and urge other colleges in the sector to follow this example.” UNISON is a long-term campaigner for the living wage and was delighted by the announcement in the same week that the Living Wage Foundation has now accredited Manchester University – the 5,000th living wage employer in the UK. But it also came just days after the union chose International Women’s Day to name and shame Kelvin College and Clyde College in Glasgow, together with Borders College and North East Scotland College. UNISON research revealed that all National Recognition and Procedures Agreement (NRPA) colleges ...
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