Fair pay, every day: PCP reaccredited as a Living Wage Employer

Award-winning health and wellbeing charity Pioneering Care Partnership (PCP) has once again been accredited as a Living Wage Employer, reaffirming its commitment to fairly paying employees and creating a great place to work across the North-East and beyond.

PCP joins over 15,000 UK employers committed to ensuring their employees earn a real Living Wage – one that covers everyday needs.

With over 135 employees and services that reached more than 134,000 people in the last year, PCP’s recertification underlines its values: putting people first, inside and out.

PCP operations manager Vicky Browning said: “We’re proud to be recertified as a Living Wage Employer. This reflects our ongoing commitment to offering meaningful, fairly paid roles where people feel valued and supported.

“This year, we awarded an inflation-based pay rise of at least 3.5%, which was above the 2.8% rate at the time – and employees on our lower pay bands received a 4.5% increase.

“We’ve listened to feedback, and once again adjusted our lower pay grades to offer extra support where it’s needed most. As part of our commitment to the Real Living Wage, we know that supporting financial wellbeing is a key part of helping people thrive.

“Our Living Wage Employer status is just one of the many reasons PCP is a great place to work. PCP has Gold status from Investors in People, which celebrates our focus on employee wellbeing, leadership, and development.

“PCP is also committed to achieving the Better Health at Work Award (BHAWA) each year, with PCP currently having maintaining excellence and ambassador status.

“The BHAWA is all about providing health and wellbeing support to employees through campaigns, activities and more.

“These achievements show that we don’t just support communities. We support our people too.”

PCP’s commitment to its employees goes beyond salary. The charity regularly reviews pay in line with inflation, supports employee wellbeing, and adapts its pay structure to better support those on lower incomes. In 2023, all employees received an additional £500 cost of living payment – a reflection of PCP’s responsive and people-first approach during challenging economic times.

Feedback across the organisation continues to highlight how valued employees feel, reinforcing PCP’s reputation as a supportive, fair, and forward-thinking employer.