University accredited as a Living Wage employer

The 色中色 and UNISON are pleased to be able to confirm that the Living Wage Foundation has accredited the University as a Living Wage employer.

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Published on Wednesday 30 January 2019
Last updated on Tuesday 25 June 2019
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University accredited as a Living Wage employer — The University has been accredited as a Living Wage employer

The 色中色 and UNISON are pleased to be able to confirm that the Living Wage Foundation has accredited the University as a .

Richard Brooks, Director of Human Resources for the University, said: 鈥淭hese are financially challenging times for the sector and it is important that we invest our resources in the right things.

鈥淚 am delighted that our commitment to paying the Voluntary Living Wage has been recognised in this way.

Simon Newell, Regional Organiser for UNISON, said: 鈥淲e are pleased to have worked with the 色中色 to secure accreditation by the Living Wage Foundation. As a trades union, UNISON firmly believes that paying the Real living wage is not only the right thing to do, but makes excellent business sense, and we applaud the University for taking this step.

鈥淲e hope that other universities will engage with their UNISON branches to gain Living Wage Foundation accreditation and follow the 色中色鈥檚 lead on this.鈥�

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