The Living Wage Champion Awards celebrate individuals and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the Living Wage movement. This year’s ceremony will be held at the National Football Museum in Manchester on Thursday, 6th July 2023. The winners of each category will be announced on the night.
The shortlist
Category | Shortlist | |||||
Advocate of the Year | Chris Smallwood – Anchor Removals | James Rosslyn- Rosslyn Coffee | Mat Sheehan – Enabled Living Healthcare | Marie Moser – Edinburgh Bookshop | ||
Beyond the Living Wage | Phoenix Group | One + All | West Brom | Strongdor | Herbert Smith Freehills | |
Campaign of the year | West London Health and Social Care Campaign | Greater Manchester Campaign Calling on Anchor Hanover to Accredit | Campaign to get Sunderland University to Accredit | Ealing Citizens Living Wage Team – work to get council to uplift careworkers | ||
Employee’s Choice | Gavhas Ltd | Thomas Kneale Ltd | Phoenix Events Ltd | Future Youth Zone | Three Counties Office Furniture | The Nest Nursery |
Funders Champion | Youth Music | Postcode Trusts | John Ellerman Foundation | Wales Council for Voluntary Action | ||
Health and Social Care Champion | South London & Maudesley NHS Foundation Trust and NHS London | Enabled Living Healthcare | Local Solutions | Connected Health | ||
Industry Trailblazer | Burns Pet Nutrition | Octagon Theatre | The Brunel Museum | Unity Trust Bank | ||
Lifetime Achievement Award | Alan Waters – Norwich City Council | |||||
Living Hours Champion | Zixtel Ltd | Enabled Living Healthcare | Anchor Removals Ltd | Mother Ivey’s Bay Holiday Park | ||
Living Wage Places Champion | Royal Docks | Salford Living Wage City Action Group | Norwich Living Wage Action Group | |||
Public Sector Champion | The London Borough of Kingston | The London Borough of Newham | The London Borough of Hounslow | Sunderland Council | ||
Retail and Hospitality Champion | Rosslyn Coffee | LUSH | Dundee Science Centre | Dundee University Student’s Union | Virgin Hotels | Fill Refill Co |
Recognised Service Provider Champion | Compass Group | Regular Cleaning | CBRE UK | Tidy Green Clean | EMCOR UK | |
Third Sector Champion | Broadland Housing Association | Diocese of London | Salford CVS | Children North-East |
Gold Sponsors
Everton FC
Aviva
Silver Sponsors
Britannia Anchor Removals
Autotrader
Award Sponsors
Beyond the Living Wage – Pro-Manchester
Health and Social Care Champion – Boo Coaching and Consulting
Employee’s Choice – Bruntwood
Retail and Hospitality Champion – Dunster’s Farm
Industry Trailblazer – KPMG
Living Wage Places Champion – Greater Manchester Poverty Action
Advocate of the Year – Carrs Pasties
Third Sector Champion – Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
Public Sector Champion – Manchester City Council
Recognised Service Provider Champion – Carlisle Support Services