Around 12 years ago, Donald Moore decided to give his workers a pay rise. Now, profits at the Stockport schoolwear supplier are eight times higher.
One+All, known as Rowlinson Knitwear from its inception nearly 90 years ago until a recent rebrand, became an accredited living wage employer in 2017. This means all its staff and on-site contractors are paid a rate they can live on.
Calculated annually by the Living Wage Foundation, the current rate which accredited employers outside of London are expected to pay by May is £10.90 an hour. This wage, which is higher than the legal minimum set by the government, is voluntarily paid by more than 11,000 businesses in the UK.
