What about third party contracted staff?

In order to be accredited an employer must pay all directly employed staff the Living Wage and have an agreed plan in place for third party contracted staff such as contracted catering, cleaning, security, parks or ground staff. Where contracted staff cannot be moved onto the Living Wage immediately, organisations can choose to roll out the Living Wage across third party contracts over time, as the contracts come up for renewal. This is called phased implementation. The contracts are included in the licence agreement as 'milestones'. The Foundation will check in with you periodically to ensure the milestones are on track.