Havant’s arts centre The Spring is accredited as Living Wage Employer

The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre has made a Living Wage commitment that will see everyone working at the centre receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.90.

The Living Wage Foundation says that the South East is a region where more than 12 per cent of all jobs pay less than the real Living Wage, which equates to around 533,000 jobs.

Sophie Fullerlove, director of The Spring, said: ‘The Spring, and its trading subsidiary Havant Arts Active, takes its responsibility as a recipient of public funding seriously.

‘We recognise that this means not only using our grants and funds effectively to deliver our charitable activities, but also to care for our staff.

‘We can only manage the cultural activities that make a real difference to the community if we have a dedicated team who are well looked after.’