ARK Consultancy celebrates commitment to real living wage

By Chris Seeley · 5 October 2020

We have recently accredited as a Living Wage Employer.

Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at ARK receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.30 in the UK or £10.75 in London. Both rates are significantly higher than the government minimum for over 25s, which currently stands at £8.72 per hour.

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 230,000 people and put over £1 billion extra into the pockets of low paid workers.

Chris Seeley, Director at ARK Consultancy said:  “We are proud to be recognised as a Living Wage employer. We take a positive approach to the recruitment and reward of our staff to ensure we continue to retain and attract the best people”.

Katherine Chapman, Director, Living Wage Foundation said: “We’re delighted that ARK has joined the movement of over 6000 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 Burberry, Barclays, Chelsea and Everton Football Clubs, Lush, and many more. These businesses recognise that paying the real Living Wage is the mark of a responsible employer and they, like ARK believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay. “