The Living Wage: facts and figures 2017 | Scottish Parliament

The Living Wage: facts and figures 2017

Author: Andrew Aiton

PDF Published: Monday 06 Nov 2017 (SB 17-74)

Image: Figure 1: The Living Wage: facts and figures 2017 - Executive Summary

Image: The number of people in Scotland earning less than the Living Wage fell between 2016 and 2017

Image: Scotland has a lower proportion of employees earning less than the Living Wage than the UK

Image: Part-time employees in Scotland are less likely to earn below than the living wage than across the UK as a whole

Image: Scotland has the second lowest proportion of people earning less than the Living Wage across the nations and regions of the UK

Image: Women are more likely to be earning less than the Living Wage than men

Image: Woman make up the majority of employees earning less than the Living Wage

Image: Men working part-time are more likely to earn less than the Living Wage than women working part-time

Image: Employees aged 18-24 are far more likely to earn less than the living wage than any other age group

Image: Employees aged 18-24 and those aged 50+ make up the majority of those earning less than the living wage

Image: Private sector employees are far more likely to earn less than the living wage

Image: Two third of employees in the "accommodation and food" industry earn less than the Living Wage

Image: "Wholesale and retail trade" has seen the biggest decrease in the proportion of people earning less than the living wage between 2012 and 2017

Image: Scotland's four major cities have some of the lowest rates of people earning less than the living wage

Image: 91% of Accredited employers are SMEs

Image: More than half of accredited employers are in the private sector

Image: Most accredited public sector employers are have more than 250 employees

Image: Charities lead the way in receiving most accreditations

Image: Most of the accredited businesses in Scotland are in Glasgow and Edinburgh

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