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Renewable energy supplier Good Energy has become the latest utility company to commit to paying the Living Wage.
The Wiltshire-based company has joined fellow utilities SSE, First Utility, National Grid, Centrica, British Gas, Ovo Energy and Yorkshire Water in paying the rate to its 300 employees.
The Living Wage is fixed at £8.25 an hour, significantly higher than the national minimum wage of £6.70 and will apply to both permanent and temporary employees at the company.
Good Energy said it has signed up to the accreditation as it is the “right thing to do”.
Good Energy’s director of people and culture Francoise Woodward said: “If you treat your workforce well, people are more likely to want to come and work for you.
“And it’s also good for business because more and more people look at how a business treats its employees before deciding if they want to be a customer.”
The Living Wage rate was increased by an additional 40 pence at the beginning of November, rising from the £7.85 previously.
Big six supplier SSE revealed in October that its commitment to the Living Wage is particularly benefitting staff in its supply chain, with some workers seeing a pay increase of a thousand pounds from the Living Wage rate.
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