7th February, 2025 Silver Birch Care, a supported living provider for young people across the UK, is an early adopter of the Good Business Charter, having accredited just six days after its launch in February 2020. They are part of Silver Birch Care (Holdings) Limited, now also accredited, incorporating its four other care providers and employing […]
7th February, 2025 Last week, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) launched it’s yearly flagship report on the nature of poverty in the UK. It’s unacceptable that 14.3 million people are living in poverty in the UK, including 4.3 million children. While being in work is a protective factor against being in poverty, two-thirds of working-age adults […]
14th November, 2024 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of the Good Business Charter For the final part of our Autumn blog series on workers’ rights, we’re addressing zero-hours contracts (ZHCs) and why the Good Business Charter supports efforts to end exploitative practices in these arrangements. While ZHCs are often defended for their flexibility, a closer look […]
15th October, 2024 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of the Good Business Charter Imagine this: you’re sitting at your desk, in the middle of your workday, when suddenly you receive a meeting request. It’s a Zoom call, brief and cold. No warning, no indication of what’s to come. Within minutes, you’re told that your job no […]
Promoting fair pay within organisations is paramount for fostering equity and respect among employees. One crucial aspect of this endeavour is ensuring that employees receive the real living wage (RLW), as set out by the Living Wage Foundation, individuals earning below this threshold struggle to afford basic necessities. While transitioning to the real living wage […]
5th February, 2024 By Jenny Herrera, CEO of the Good Business Charter. Many companies talk about being sustainable and when you ask them what they do, they will relay a wonderful list of the different ways they are minimising their impact on the planet – and it is truly amazing to hear of the innovation […]