YWHP CELEBRATES COMMITMENT TO REAL LIVING WAGE

YWHP has today accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at YWHP receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.50, which is significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £8.91 per hour.

YWHP is based in Yorkshire and the Humber, a region with one of the highest proportions of non-Living Wage jobs in the country (22%), with over 465,000 jobs paying less than the real Living Wage. Despite this, YWHP has 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.

“YWHP has chosen to become a Living Wage accredited employer as we believe delivery of crucial services within the voluntary sector deserves to be paid at a fair rate”

Laura Gardiner, Director, Living Wage Foundation said: “We’re delighted that YWHP 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 YWHP, believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay.”