ScottishPower apprentices have been given a salary boost with the company upping starting rates by over 20% as it ramps up recruitment.
Its SP Energy Networks business is the first electricity grid company to pay the Real Living Wage for craft apprentices with starting salaries increasing from £20,000 to £24,310 from 2025 for all first-year recruits, with salaries rising each year.
Its part of a larger campaign to recruit around 130 more apprentices in 2025 across the UK, as the energy company looks to expand its workforce from 6,500 to 11,000 by 2030.
It comes after ScottishPower’s announcement that it’s doubling its UK investment to £24 billion as it upgrades and transforms Britain’s energy infrastructure.
ScottishPower’s trade unions have expressed their support in recognition of the company’s commitment to fair wages and employee welfare.
