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Firewalk
Living Wage
Sharon Lock is a legal
secretary who went beyond
the norm to raise money for
Raystede Centre for Animal
Welfare by walking barefoot
over hot coals. She was
one of a 100 people who
completed the sponsored
fire walk which raised
£15,000 for the centre who
will use the money to feed
the cats and dogs over the
winter months.
We were one of the first companies to sign up to the Brighton &
Hove Living Wage Campaign and we recently hosted an event at our
offices to mark the 100th company to sign up. The guest speaker was
Caroline Lucas MP who said “By paying their staff a Living Wage, local
businesses are sending a clear message that everyone should earn
enough to cover the cost of living.”
The UK Living Wage rate has recently been increased by 20 pence to
£7.65 per hour and current accredited businesses have until 1st April
2014 to implement this new rate.
Children in Need
Pudsey was at the Pavilion Ice Rink with a BBC film crew for
Children in Need and we were asked if we fancied taking to
the ice with him. A small team of volunteers from our Brighton
office slipped and slid around the rink and were rewarded with a
warming hug from the bear himself.
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