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Excellent news, nice to see the Club doing the right thing for it's employees.
http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/10/31/everton-to-pay-living-wage
Everton To Pay Living Wage
Everton Football Club have become only the second Premier League club to sign up with the Living Wage Foundation to pay the real Living Wage which meets the cost of living.
Everton’s accreditation has been part of a two-year engagement process by the Club involving both internal and external stakeholders. As part of that process Everton has not only strived to ensure all club staff are paid at least the Living Wage but has also engaged with sub-contractors and external agencies to put in place the same guidelines for staff employed as part of contracts with Everton.
Becoming a Living Wage employer will see the Club, over the next three years, ensure that over 700 contractors working for Everton will receive a pay rise amounting up to as much as an additional £2,000 a year. In addition to this, 250 casual and/or matchday staff have had a pay rise as a result of Everton becoming an accredited Living Wage employer.
Everton have accredited three separate organisations; their charitable arm – Everton in the Community, Everton in the Community Free School Trust and Everton Football Club Company Limited to complete the process of becoming a real Living Wage employer.
On their decision to go further than paying the government minimum, Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale, Deputy Chief Executive and Director at Everton Football Club, said: “Here at Everton we are committed to being a first choice employer and becoming Living Wage accredited is a natural step towards that. We have been working hard behind the scenes and consulting with our staff and stakeholders; it is extremely important to us that we treat all of our colleagues well and reward people fairly in terms of their pay. Supporting the accredited Living Wage is quite simply the right thing to do; it improves our employees’ quality of life but also benefits our business and society as a whole.
“Becoming accredited is only one element of our ‘People Plan’ which has also seen us review our grading structure and we are working towards launching a new rewards and recognition programme as well as introducing greater flexibility to our employee benefits scheme.”
Katherine Chapman, Director of the Living Wage Foundation welcomed the accreditation, adding: “We are delighted that Everton Football Club have become the second Premier League football club to sign up as a Living Wage employer, ensuring that all their staff - from caterers to match day staff - receive a real Living Wage that covers the cost of living.
“By putting more pounds in the pockets of their staff, Everton are signing up to a win-win scenario that rewards a hard day's work with a fair day's pay. I congratulate Everton and hope other football clubs will take their lead and follow suit.”
http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2016/10/31/everton-to-pay-living-wage
Everton To Pay Living Wage
Everton Football Club have become only the second Premier League club to sign up with the Living Wage Foundation to pay the real Living Wage which meets the cost of living.
Everton’s accreditation has been part of a two-year engagement process by the Club involving both internal and external stakeholders. As part of that process Everton has not only strived to ensure all club staff are paid at least the Living Wage but has also engaged with sub-contractors and external agencies to put in place the same guidelines for staff employed as part of contracts with Everton.
Becoming a Living Wage employer will see the Club, over the next three years, ensure that over 700 contractors working for Everton will receive a pay rise amounting up to as much as an additional £2,000 a year. In addition to this, 250 casual and/or matchday staff have had a pay rise as a result of Everton becoming an accredited Living Wage employer.
Everton have accredited three separate organisations; their charitable arm – Everton in the Community, Everton in the Community Free School Trust and Everton Football Club Company Limited to complete the process of becoming a real Living Wage employer.
On their decision to go further than paying the government minimum, Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale, Deputy Chief Executive and Director at Everton Football Club, said: “Here at Everton we are committed to being a first choice employer and becoming Living Wage accredited is a natural step towards that. We have been working hard behind the scenes and consulting with our staff and stakeholders; it is extremely important to us that we treat all of our colleagues well and reward people fairly in terms of their pay. Supporting the accredited Living Wage is quite simply the right thing to do; it improves our employees’ quality of life but also benefits our business and society as a whole.
“Becoming accredited is only one element of our ‘People Plan’ which has also seen us review our grading structure and we are working towards launching a new rewards and recognition programme as well as introducing greater flexibility to our employee benefits scheme.”
Katherine Chapman, Director of the Living Wage Foundation welcomed the accreditation, adding: “We are delighted that Everton Football Club have become the second Premier League football club to sign up as a Living Wage employer, ensuring that all their staff - from caterers to match day staff - receive a real Living Wage that covers the cost of living.
“By putting more pounds in the pockets of their staff, Everton are signing up to a win-win scenario that rewards a hard day's work with a fair day's pay. I congratulate Everton and hope other football clubs will take their lead and follow suit.”
