This page contains two guidance documents for credible verification of living wages.

Considerations for companies commissioning verification services

Companies are increasingly seeking credible ways to assess whether workers in their operations and supply chains are paid a living wage. Living wage verification can generate reliable wage data, but verification approaches vary widely and can be difficult for companies to interpret or assess. This guidance helps companies understand, assess and commission credible living wage verification services by providing practical considerations on what is verified, how verification approaches are conducted, and who delivers verification and under what safeguards.

Technical guidance for verification providers

This guidance responds to the need for credible assurance practices applied to living wage measurement and reporting. Produced as part of an IDH project supporting the Roadmap on Living Wages, the content is based on desktop research and stakeholder consultation led by ISEAL. Aimed at organisations that provide verification services across sectors, it sets out the good practices and principles that underpin credible verification of living wages at any site. Practices shared in this guidance are relevant regardless of the specific wage data collection tools and verification model adopted.