Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Bristol Energy receive a minimum hourly wage of £8.75. A rate significantly higher than the government minimum for over 25s, which currently stands at £7.83 per hour.
The South West is a region where over a fifth of all jobs (21%) pay less than the real Living Wage - around 463,000 jobs. Bristol Energy has 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 150,000 people and put over £600m extra into the pockets of low paid workers.
“We’re delighted to be recognised as a real Living Wage employer. Our organisation is built on community, fairness and transparency, and we want to honour those values by paying employees a wage that reflects the incredible work they do for our business.” – Peter Haigh, Managing Director, Bristol Energy.
Tess Lanning, Director, Living Wage Foundation said: “We’re delighted that Bristol Energy has joined the movement of over 4,000 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 IKEA, Heathrow Airport, Barclays, Chelsea and Everton Football Clubs and many more. These businesses recognise that paying the real Living Wage is the mark of a responsible employer and they, like Bristol Energy, believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay."