DLR Media celebrates commitment to Real Living Wage
DLR Media has today been accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at DLR Media continue to receive a minimum hourly rate of £9.90 per hour. This Living Wage rate was announced on Monday 15th November 2021 as part of Living Wage Week. This rate is significantly higher than the government minimum for those over 23s, which currently stands at £9.50 per hour.
In Scotland, more than 14% of all jobs pay less than the real Living Wage – around 330,000 jobs. Despite this, DLR Media has committed to continue 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 UK rate calculated according to the costs. Employers choose to pay the real Living Wage on a voluntary basis, recognising the value of their workers and ensuring that a hard day’s work receives a fair day’s pay.
Since 2011, the movement has delivered a pay rise to over 55,000 people in Scotland and put over £310 million extra into the pockets of low paid Scottish workers.
Daniel Rosie, Managing Director of DLR Media said: “At DLR Media we have always paid our staff a real living wage and the accreditation is our commitment to continue this policy for the future. We value our staff and ensuring they have liveable earnings, and a decent standard of living is not only the right thing to do, it also makes good business sense – improving staff motivation, retention and commitment.”
Peter Kelly, Director of The Poverty Alliance said: “We all need an income that is enough to cover our needs and protect us from poverty, and it’s only right that employers pay a wage that reflects the cost of modern life. Too many workers in Scotland are paid less than the real Living Wage and, at a time of rising costs, are struggling to stay afloat. The real Living Wage can offer protection from those rising costs.”
“Congratulations to DLR Media on their Living Wage commitment, and I hope more organisations follow their lead by becoming Living Wage accredited.”
Gail Irvine, Scotland Manager said: “We’re delighted that DLR Media has become an accredited Living Wage employer. They join a growing movement of over 2700 employers in Scotland who together want to ensure workers have what they need to thrive.
Our employer network includes lots of smaller employers as well as larger and iconic brands like SSE, abrdn, Barrs, Mackie’s of Scotland, & D.C. Thomson. We hope to see many more employers following their example.”