News Column Beyond The Living Wage
• an annual tax-free profit share (we are 100% Employee Owned)
• 4 x death-in-service benefit • interest-free loans and help with budgeting
“There is no better time than now for organisations to step up and become a real Living Wage employer,” says Nicola Ryan, colleague support director, One+All. “We’re living proof that happy colleagues lead to better results, so treating everyone fairly makes good business sense - and it’s the right thing to do.“
Stockport schoolwear supplier One+All has recently won the Beyond The Living Wage award at the Living Wage Champions Awards 2023. Nicola Ryan, colleague support director at One+All reports…
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ne+All has won the Beyond The Living Wage award at the Living Wage Champions Awards 2023 for going above and beyond the real Living Wage and offering the highest standards of employment. The award recognises One+All’s achievements in putting time and effort into creating a safe, fair and inclusive workplace that positively benefits their employees, society and the wider economy. One+All is an employee owned Certified B Corp business that makes really good schoolwear. But the best thing about it is how it’s made and the difference that can make. At every step of our products’ journeys, we aim to do the right thing – for our team, our customers and the planet. To take care of everyone we work with, we’re an accredited Living Wage employer, a full member of the Ethical Trading Initiative, and a member of the Greater Manchester’s Good Employment Charter
At the recent Living Wage Champion Awards, One+All was recognised for surpassing the minimum requirements for Living Wage accreditation. This award celebrates One+All’s
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commitment to eradicating in-work poverty and their efforts to create an inclusive, fair, and supportive environment that fosters success, both within their organisation and beyond. One+All is an employee owned certified B Corporation with a longstanding commitment to fair employment and social impact. It became an accredited Living Wage employer in 2018 and an accredited Living Hours employer in 2022. It provides a comprehensive range of employee benefits, including crisis loans, non-contributory pension, cash healthcare plan and an annual profit share payment, and made additional tax-free payments to every colleague in 2022 to help with the cost of living crisis. The Real Living Wage a minimum rate of pay that people can actually live on. We’re committed to ensure that everyone who works for us, including contractors, benefits from fair rates of pay to meet the rising cost of living. This means that we don’t just pay the Real Living Wage, but we also offer these range of added benefits to assist with cost of living challenges: • a full 8% pension contribution
“To be recognised for going beyond the living wage is an amazing endorsement of how we look after all our colleagues. We’re proud to be recognised as a role model for good employment practice, and hope we inspire more businesses to pay the real Living Wage.”
Katherine Chapman, director, Living Wage Foundation, said: “We are celebrating the outstanding leadership employers have shown in providing stability and security in their industries, communities, and wider society. “They are leading the way in building a better and more equal world, and I warmly congratulate One+All on their well-deserved award.”
“Given the challenges of the past three years, the record increase in Living Wage employers is truly remarkable. The Living Wage movement has never been stronger, and in the current cost of living crisis, it has never mattered more.” The annual Living Wage Champion Awards celebrate individuals and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the Living Wage movement. This year they were held in Manchester for the first time ever in recognition of the strength and growth of the movement in the region. The awards were supported by gold sponsors Aviva and Everton FC., and silver sponsors Autotrader and Anchor Removals. The Beyond the Living Wage award was sponsored by Pro-Manchester.
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