The Living Wage: facts and figures 2020 | Scottish Parliament

The Living Wage: facts and figures 2020

Author: Andrew Aiton and Jonny Wright

PDF Published: Friday 13 Mar 2020 (SB 20-24)

Image: Figure 1: The Living Wage: facts and figures 2019 - Executive Summary

Image: The number of people in Scotland earning less than the Living Wage fell between 2012 and 2019

Image: The proportion of people earning less than the living wage in Scotland has fallen to 16.9% from 18.8% in 2012

Image: A higher percentage of those working part-time earn less than the living wage compared to full-time workers

Image: Scotland has the second lowest proportion of people earning less than the living wage across all the nations and regions of the UK

Image: Scotland has consistently had one of the lowest proportions of employees earning less than the living wage of the countries and nations of the UK since 2012

Image: A higher proportion of women earn less than the living wage than men

Image: Women make up the majority of employees earning less than the living wage

Image: A higher proportion of men working part-time earn less than the living wage than women working part-time

Image: A higher proportion of 18-24 year old earn less than the living wage than any other age group

Image: The 50+ age group now makes up 29% of those earning less than the living wage, increasing from 23% in 2012

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

Image: 60% of employees in the "accommodation and food" industry earn less than the living wage

Image: Ninety one percent of accredited employers are SMEs

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

Image: Most accredited public sector employers 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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