Nottingham Venues, the collection of independent venues specialising in meeting and events set within the University of Nottingham campus, has confirmed its commitment to being a Real Living Wage employer.
The company, which employs over 280 people, received full certification from the Living Wage Foundation in November 2023 and has once again pledged that it will continue to pay all its staff the Real Living Wage or above.
Nottingham Venues remains committed to paying the Real Living Wage following the increases to the National Minimum Wage announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the October Budget. It will pay the National Living Wage of £12.60 per hour, which is higher than the National Minimum Wage, and is independently calculated based on what people actually need to meet the cost of living, not just the Government minimum.
The pledge reflects Nottingham Venue’s dedication to ensuring fair and sustainable pay for all its employees, recognising their essential role in delivering the best possible guest experience and ensuring the future success of the business.
Tom Waldron-Lynch, CEO of Nottingham Venues, said: “Given the nature of our industry, we are a hugely people focussed organisation, and I am committed to rewarding people for delivering great service.
“We want our employees to feel valued and supported at work so that they can deliver an outstanding guest experience, and the best way you can do that is to ensure that people are paid appropriately. I am proud of our commitment to paying the Real Living Wage and would call on other employers to do the same where they can.”
Nottingham Venues values the wellbeing of its employees highly and has a range of initiatives across the business designed to support employee’s mental health and wellbeing.
Employees are supported in their roles through excellent training and development, and the company’s latest staff survey showed that people felt they had a good work life balance and that leaders demonstrated that people are important to the company’s success.
The company has also signed The Hoteliers Charter the national standard that champions the hospitality industry and advocates for working in hotels as a viable long-term career choice.
In becoming a Charter Hotelier, Nottingham Venues is committed to providing a workplace environment built on the foundations of respect, fairness, equality, diversity and opportunity, and supporting employees’ career development, their wellbeing and to ending low pay.
This commitment to its employees led to Nottingham Venues winning the ‘Commitment to People Development Award’ at the 2024 East Midlands Chamber of Commerce Nottinghamshire Business Awards.
Nottingham Venues is a collection of independent venues specialising in meetings and events, set in the grounds of the University of Nottingham campus. All venues, including the East Midlands Conference Centre, the Jubilee Hotel and Conferences venue, Campus Venues and the 4* Orchard Eco Hotel were brought together under one brand in July 2022 with the aim of providing an unrivalled guest experience.
