For organisations with 51+ employees:
For organisations with less than 50 employees (streamlined version):
We require our small, accredited organisations to pay the RLW to all employees and regularly contracted staff. (They may also like to accredit with the LWF.)
We require our large, accredited members (50+ employees) to make contact with the LWF within the first 3 months of GBC accreditation.
Set at the level recommended by the Living Wage Foundation, so our employees can achieve a decent standard of living and that we, as employers, can benefit from better retention and workforce engagement, with the savings that brings.
We encourage all large organisations to make direct contact with the LWF if you are (or as soon as you are) paying all staff the RLW. The LWF will then help you put a plan together for any contracted staff, even if you are locked into long term contracts or have complex contracts. They have the experience to help you through this process. You can ask them to support you via their online form or we can put you in touch with them.
This web page explains the process, includes FAQs, and provides the form for accreditation and queries:
Become a Living Wage Employer | Living Wage Foundation
To accredit with the LWF, organisations will need to:
An organisation can accredit with the LWF if they pay all directly employed staff the RLW.
For contracted staff, a ‘phased implementation’ is possible if needed, ie a plan can be agreed between the organisation and the LWF that at the ‘earliest legal opportunity’ an organisation’s contracted staff will be uplifted to the RLW, or the organisation will need to change contractors to one who pays the RLW or another plan may be agreed where the situation is complex.
Further information about dealing with 3rd party contractors and phased implementation from the LWF website:
In order to be accredited an employer must pay all directly employed staff the Living Wage and have an agreed plan in place for third party contracted staff such as contracted catering, cleaning, security, parks or ground staff. Phased implementation means that the Living Wage is rolled out across third party contracts over time, as the contracts come up for renewal. These contracts are included in the licence agreement as ‘milestones’. The Foundation will check in with you periodically to ensure the milestones are on track.
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