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In the UK, housing association L&Q has been formally accredited as a Living Wage Employer and reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that all 3,500 employees and workers in its supply chain earn a real Living Wage.
L&Q says it has already paid the Living Wage Foundation’s recommended rates to all its directly employed colleagues for over 10 years.
As part of its formal accreditation, the housing association has reportedly committed that, from April 1, 2028, it will only work with suppliers and contractors who also pay the real Living Wage. This step is to ensure the commitment to fair pay extends through its supply chain.
L&Q is one of the UK’s largest social landlords, housing 250,000 people, primarily across Greater London and Greater Manchester. The housing association annually spends more than £1.2 billion through its supply chain, covering construction, property services and corporate functions.
Everyone working for L&Q will now receive a minimum hourly wage of £12.60 in the UK or £13.85 in London. Both rates are significantly higher than the government minimum for over-21s, which currently stands at £12.21 per hour.
The Living Wage Foundation’s real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate independently calculated based on the cost of living, rising annually based on living costs. L&Q now numbers among the 16,000 accredited employers who have secured over £3.85 billion of pay rises for low-paid workers since 2011, impacting millions of lives around the UK.
Tom Nicholls - Executive Group Director, Human Resources at L&Q - said, “We’re proud that L&Q has joined the Living Wage movement. As a not-for-profit organisation, social purpose is at the heart of everything we do - from providing quality, affordable homes to creating lasting positive change in the communities we serve.
“Our commitment to the real Living Wage extends beyond our colleagues. By working with our supply chain to ensure fair pay which meets the cost of living, we can help tackle in-work poverty and boost local economies across Greater London and Greater Manchester.”
Katherine Chapman - Director of the Living Wage Foundation - said, “We’re delighted that L&Q has joined the movement of over 16,000 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 L&Q, believe that everyone needs to be able to live with dignity and have a decent standard of living."
Source: L&Q
(Quotes via original reporting)
In the UK, housing association L&Q has been formally accredited as a Living Wage Employer and reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that all 3,500 employees and workers in its supply chain earn a real Living Wage.
L&Q says it has already paid the Living Wage Foundation’s recommended rates to all its directly employed colleagues for over 10 years.
As part of its formal accreditation, the housing association has reportedly committed that, from April 1, 2028, it will only work with suppliers and contractors who also pay the real Living Wage. This step is to ensure the commitment to fair pay extends through its supply chain.
L&Q is one of the UK’s largest social landlords, housing 250,000 people, primarily across Greater London and Greater Manchester. The housing association annually spends more than £1.2 billion through its supply chain, covering construction, property services and corporate functions.
Everyone working for L&Q will now receive a minimum hourly wage of £12.60 in the UK or £13.85 in London. Both rates are significantly higher than the government minimum for over-21s, which currently stands at £12.21 per hour.
The Living Wage Foundation’s real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate independently calculated based on the cost of living, rising annually based on living costs. L&Q now numbers among the 16,000 accredited employers who have secured over £3.85 billion of pay rises for low-paid workers since 2011, impacting millions of lives around the UK.
Tom Nicholls - Executive Group Director, Human Resources at L&Q - said, “We’re proud that L&Q has joined the Living Wage movement. As a not-for-profit organisation, social purpose is at the heart of everything we do - from providing quality, affordable homes to creating lasting positive change in the communities we serve.
“Our commitment to the real Living Wage extends beyond our colleagues. By working with our supply chain to ensure fair pay which meets the cost of living, we can help tackle in-work poverty and boost local economies across Greater London and Greater Manchester.”
Katherine Chapman - Director of the Living Wage Foundation - said, “We’re delighted that L&Q has joined the movement of over 16,000 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 L&Q, believe that everyone needs to be able to live with dignity and have a decent standard of living."
Source: L&Q
(Quotes via original reporting)
