Living Wage

Entrepreneur Dominic Ponniah, CEO and Co-Founder of award-winning commercial cleaning firm Cleanology, has been elected Co-Chair of the Living Wage Foundation’s Recognised Service Provider Leadership Group. Ponniah commented: “As a long-term supporter of the Real Living Wage, I am absolutely ...

On 20 and 21 February, United Voices of the World union (UVW) will be at the Court of Appeal of a landmark legal claim about outsourcing against the Royal Parks. This is the third round of UVW’s legal battle to ...

A group of United Voices of the World (UVW) members from Latin America who clean the offices of global media company Condé Nast in the Adelphi Building in Covent Garden have won a swift pay rise of over 11 per ...

To mark Living Wage Week, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has renewed its call for cleaning and hygiene sector businesses and organisations to consider also becoming real Living Wage Employers. Supporting the real Living Wage means committing to paying employees ...

As Living Wage Week (14 to 20 November 2022) kicks off today, Gareth Cowmeadow, Key Account Director at Kingdom Cleaning, explains why the movement has never been more important. It’s Living Wage Week, which celebrates the movement that has given ...

Cleanology CEO, Dominic Ponniah, has joined the Living Wage Foundation’s Recognised Service Provider (RSP) Leadership Group. The group acts to encourage wider take-up of fair pay, and to make the accreditation scheme more effective. Ponniah said: “I feel incredibly privileged ...

Commercial cleaning company, Mrs Buckét, has been certified by the Living Wage Foundation as an accredited Living Wage Employer. The Swansea-headquartered firm has committed to paying its staff in line with rates set by the Living Wage Foundation, the only ...

As of 1 February 2022, the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) is  an accredited Living Wage Employer. It is the first and only City of London Livery company to achieve this status. The WCEC says it is “proud to show solidarity ...

Cleanology’s long term commitment to fair pay in the cleaning industry has resulted in a win at last night’s prestigious Living Wage Champion Awards. CEO Dominic Ponniah celebrated the win with staff, saying: “Of all the awards Cleanology has won ...

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has renewed its commitment to being a Living Wage employer, encouraging member organisations to support the payment of the real Living Wage. This commitment should apply equally to directly employed staff and also to third ...