ABOUT THE PROJECT

Whitespace Group has now officially accredited as a Living Wage Employer, in a stand to ensure our employees earn a wage which is enough to live on.

Whitespace Group is based in London, a region where 13.6% of all jobs pay less than the real Living Wage – that’s 575,000 jobs. Despite this, we have 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 460,000 people and put £3 billion extra into the pockets of low paid workers.

The Living Wage Foundation is the organisation at the heart of the movement and businesses, organisations and individuals who campaign for the simple idea that a hard day’s work deservers a fair day’s pay. The Living Wage Foundation receives guidance and advise from the Living Wage Advisory Council. The Foundation is supported by principal partners: Aviva; IKEA; Joseph Rowntree Foundation; KPMG; Linklaters; Nationwide; Nestle; Resolution Foundation; Oxfam; Trust for London; People’s Health Trust; and Queen Mary University of London.

THE RESULT

Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working across Skyline Whitespace, Whitespace XPO and WhiteboxGo receive a minimum hourly wage of £13.15, significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £10.42 per hour.