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01 April 2016 | Updated 01 January 1970

London Living Wage employer CAM Specialist Support – a commercial high-level cleaning and building maintenance business – recently attended and argued a positive case at an event organised by Lewisham Council in South London.

“We understand why companies might be reluctant to join the London Living Wage scheme but any uncertainty is behind us now,” explained Sean Canty, Director, CAM, when he outlined what the Living Wage means to the business and admitted “We have always looked to pay our staff well and paid the London Living Wage rate for a couple of years before becoming officially accredited.”

Since receiving the official accreditation, CAM believes it has seen a better quality of applicants for vacant posts within the company and staff retention and involvement has improved. It has also led to a reduction in absenteeism.

“We’ve found that there is greater awareness of CAM from both existing and potential customers – some of which insist their contractors are accredited – and that we can add value to their businesses now we have the accreditation. This has all helped to increase our business.”

The event was hosted by the Mayor of Lewisham and also featured a presentation from Katherine Chapman of the Living Wage Foundation and the announcement of a business rate rebate scheme for Living Wage employers in the London Borough of Lewisham to help them with accreditation costs.

“Paying the London Living Wage has improved the way we view ourselves as a company and the way we are viewed by existing and potential customers,” added Matt Johnson, fellow Director, CAM. “Our initial fear that we would need to reduce our staff levels to cope with the costs has proved unfounded thanks to the extra business we’ve been able to secure.”

Picture:   Sean Canty (left) in discussion with Lewisham’s Mayor Bullock on the benefits for employers to be part of the London Living Wage scheme

Article written by Cathryn Ellis | Published 01 April 2016

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