Living Wage Foundation Recognised Service Provider Accreditation For EMCOR UK

Living Wage Foundation logo EMCOR UK has been accredited as a Living Wage Foundation Recognised Service Provider.

The group has pledged to pay the Real Living Wage to employees working in facilities leased to and occupied by the company whilst promoting its adoption among its existing and potential customers and supply chain partners.

The statutory National Living Wage is currently £8.36/hour for those aged 21‑24, and £8.91/hour for those aged 25 and over. The voluntary Real Living Wage is £9.50/hour across the UK and £10.85 in London.

The principal of the ‘Living Wage’ launched by Citizens UK in 2001 is that work should bring dignity and enable families to enjoy the essentials of life. It is calculated annually according to the basic cost of living in the UK and expressed as an hourly wage rate, both a national and London rate.



EMCOR UK’s head of employee relations and HR projects, Nick Coulstock, said: “This recognition follows a determination from our senior leaders that we should pay a decent wage to our staff, who carry out vital work on behalf of our customers.

“We are proud to support this initiative which we hope will lead to an increase in wages for all our employees that are currently paid the National Living Wage so that they are earning a wage on which they can more easily afford to live and support their families.”

Kevin Childs, EMCOR UK’s operations director, added: “It is essential that if we are to contribute to the communities where we operate that in addition to employing local people, we must work closely with our existing and potential customers to ensure that employees are paid an appropriate wage which is based on the genuine cost of living.”

A Living Wage Foundation survey has revealed that 80 per cent of employers believe that paying the ‘Real Living Wage’ has enhanced the quality of the work of their employees, and that absenteeism has fallen by about 25 per cent, with 75 per cent saying it has increased employee motivation and retention rates.