A local businessman has welcomed Living Wage Week which has been running from 5th until 11th November.
Will Mylet, owner of West of Scotland Removals has been an accredited living wage employer since 2014 and his business is the only removal company in Scotland to achieve this status.
West of Scotland Removals, based in Paisley, provides professional removal and storage services to customers all across Scotland and the UK.
Will Mylet, who is also an SNP Councillor for Paisley East and Central, said: “The real Living Wage makes good business sense as well as benefitting employees.
“I welcome this celebration of Living Wage Week as it helps to promote the benefits of a real living wage that meets the cost of living and celebrate responsible employers that commit to ensuring their staff earn a wage they can live on.
“I have seen the benefits of the living wage within my own business and would encourage all employers in Paisley and Renfrewshire to consider implementing the living wage.
“As the only removal company in Scotland to achieve living wage accreditation I am fully supportive of this campaign. Being a living wage employer has helped with staff retention which is unusual in the removal business. I also find that customers have more faith in a company which looks after its employees.
“As an SNP councillor I have also advocated that local authorities and all other public bodies should not only pay the living wage but also make it a vital element when dealing with external contractors.”
