Living Wage news

Security guards working at three of the UK’s biggest museums have been in dispute with external contractor Wilson James over pay and conditions since September ... More

UK Active has written to chancellor, Rachel Reeves, asking for measures to offset the cost increases the fitness sector will incur as a result of ... More

Chanchellor, Rachel Reeves, talked about fixing the NHS and rebuilding Britain in the budget, but failed to give any detail about the role sport and ... More

Les Mills has published research looking at how Gen Zers perceive career opportunities in the sector. Called Nurturing the Next Gen, the report is designed ... More

Edinburgh Leisure has appointed Jen Holland as chief executive. She will take over from June Peebles on 18 March. A qualified accountant, Holland has been ... More

Edinburgh Leisure is not considering facility closures, despite a number of stories circulating in local media alleging venues could be closed to balance the books. ... More

Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, has been hit with a class-action lawsuit by five workers, who claim that the resort is failing to pay "living ... More

Giving low-pay workers more holidays and a guaranteed increase in wages would provide the British economy with a productivity boost. That's the message from thinktank ... More

Increasing numbers of graduates are having to take on multiple unpaid internships as they strive to get their foot on the ladder in sectors such ... More

Health club operator Bannatyne Group has posted a 57 per cent increase in profits, thanks to a record turnover of £117.6m. Announcing its results for ... More

Danny Drayson has been on a journey from school drop-out to fitness and young person development ambassador at Life Leisure – and has now landed ... More

The Service Trades Council Union (STCU) – an umbrella organisation representing 36,000 Disney World Resort employees in Florida – is planning to hold talks with ... More

Britain’s impending withdrawal from the European Union will present a broad range of challenges for leisure training and qualifications, says one of the sector’s leading ... More

Xercise4Less has announced plans to pay all staff above and beyond the new National Living Wage, which comes into effect this week. Friday (1 April) ... More

Nuffield Health has pledged to ensure all its staff will earn at least the new National Living Wage from next month, not just over-25s as ... More

As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off today (14 March), new research has found that 80 per cent of managers believe apprentices are vital to their ... More

Companies bidding for sub-contractor contracts from sportscotland will have to offer their staff the Scottish Living Wage. The national agency for sport has become a ... More

The Local Government Association (LGA) has cautioned that councils will have to continue to divert money from other local services, such as parks and leisure ... More

The fast-approaching National Living Wage is either a great opportunity for the fitness industry to up-skill or a massive threat to the quality of staff, ... More

Chancellor George Osborne has today (8 July) unveiled plans for a new compulsory living wage in the first Conservative government Budget for almost 20 years. ... More

Workers at London’s National Gallery have entered a 10-day strike to protest the alleged sacking of union representative Candy Udwin and plans for privatisation. With ... More

Following criticisms that the new £5.14bn TV deal recently secured for rights to air the Premier League wasn’t benefitting most of English football, football’s most ... More

A five-day strike by staff at the National Gallery in London, UK, began today (Tuesday), causing the closure of some parts of the museum and ... More

Aquaterra is proud to announce that casual staff in Islington including Islington lifeguards, instructors, receptionists and membership advisors received an upgrade to the £8.55 per ... More

Aquaterra is proud to announce that the agreed pay settlement for 2013/14 achieves the charity's commitment to pay the London Living Wage to all Aquaterra ... More