Fair Pay & Living Wage Review

A practical, values-led review that helps charities, nonprofits and social purpose organisations understand where their pay sits against the Living Wage, identify risks and inconsistencies, and develop clear, financially realistic pathways to fairer pay.

Designed for organisations who want to support their people better, especially within tight budget constraints.

Who is this for?

Charities, non-profits and social-purpose organisations who:

• aren’t sure whether their roles meet the Living Wage or London Living Wage

• worry that current pay is undermining morale, retention or values

• want clarity on their pay structure but don’t have capacity for a large consultancy project

• need clear options for Trustees, managers and the team to consider

• want to support their people better, but must work within challenging budget constraints.

If this sounds familiar, this review is designed for you!

What's included?

You will receive a summary of where you are now and a set of clear, practical deliverables you can use immediately in Board, senior leadership and team discussions.

1. Pay & Living Wage Compliance Snapshot

• A simple, visual overview of which roles currently fall below Living Wage/London Living Wage thresholds

• Additional option: review of staff feelings about their current salary level

2. Salary & Skills Mapping

• A mapped view of how your roles sit within your current pay framework, along with a summary of expected skill levels and responsibilities from job descriptions

3. Options Paper: Scenarios, Risks, Impacts & Mitigation Summary

• A summary paper presenting scenarios, risks (such as team retention and wellbeing), related impacts and mitigation options. This is for discussion, which would feed into recommendations and next steps.

4. Tailored Recommendations & Next Steps

Based on your response to the options paper, a proposed plan with actions you could take immediately, over the next 6–12 months, and in the years ahead.

What you’ll achieve

1. Certainty about your current situation

2. Alignment between your values and your pay approach

3. Improve wellbeing, morale and retention

4. Realistic, affordable steps forward

5. Stronger foundations for budgeting and board decisions

6. Improved transparency and trust with staff

7. Confidence in your options

The current conversation around low pay in our sector makes one thing clear: people want to work in organisations that value them — not just in mission, but in practice.

Fair, transparent and values-aligned pay is central to that. This review helps you take meaningful steps towards supporting your people well, even when resources are tight.

If you’d like to explore whether this review is right for your organisation, book a free chat using the button below or get in touch.

Project cost from £900, depending on size of organisation, options and outputs