Its Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at SNIPEF receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.50. This rate is higher than the statutory minimum for over 25s of £8.72 per hour introduced in April 2020.

The real Living Wage is an hourly rate set independently and updated annually. It is calculated according to the real costs of living.

Stephanie Lowe, HR manager at SNIPEF said: “At SNIPEF, we are committed to supporting our staff and making sure they are earning a fair pay. Now we can say that we are officially accredited employers. Our members put the needs of their staff at the forefront by paying the plumbing industry wage rates, which are higher than the Living Wage.”

Lynn Anderson, Living Wage Scotland said: “We are delighted to welcome SNIPEF to the Living Wage movement. We are a movement of over 1,800 Scottish employers who together want to go further than the government minimum to make sure that everyone can earn a decent standard of living and families have what they need to thrive.

“Our network includes lots of smaller employers as well as larger and iconic Scottish employers like SSE, Standard Life Aberdeen, Barrs, Brewdog, D.C. Thomson and many more.

Employers like SNIPEF are helping to set the standard for business in Britain by making sure that workers have what they need to get by, and we hope to see many more employers following its example.”