If we agree – as many people do – that fair work is a good thing, how can policymakers deliver an economy and society characterised by fair work for all? That is the overarching question addressed by our team of researchers at the Scottish Centre for Employment Research at the University of Strathclyde. What our … Read more
Aileen McLeod, Director of Business Planning and Commercial for Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has stepped down from the Fair Work Convention. Aileen joined the Convention in 2021 and has been a passionate advocate for the practical action needed for a just transition towards a ‘net zero’ society and economy. The Convention would like to … Read more
The Fair Work Convention have published a new Fair Work Data Tool which gives, for the first time enhanced access to Fair Work Measurement Framework data. Our Fair Work Data tool gives policy makers, employers, analysts, researchers, journalists and the general public exclusive access to Scotland’s Fair Work Measurement Framework data. This tool allows efficient … Read more
The Fair Work Convention believes in putting fair work at the heart of Scotland’s workplaces and economy, but what does that really mean for workers and employers? More than ever employees are being asked to work in different ways. Fair Work should be at the heart of finding solutions to the challenges that arise. Things … Read more
Following her retirement as Deputy Regional Secretary at Unite the Union, Mary Alexander has submitted her resignation as Co-Chair of the Fair Work Convention. After serving on the Fair Work Convention for ten years, both as a member and Co- Chair, Mary has stepped down as Co-Chair of the Fair Work Convention after chairing her … Read more
Fair Work Convention Co-Chairs, Mary Alexander and Professor Patricia Findlay have written the foreword in CIPD Scotland’s Survey Report Working Lives Scotland 2025. This is the sixth CIPD Working Lives Scotland report, which continues to provide significant and valuable insight into workers’ experiences of fair work as well as how workplaces in Scotland are progressing … Read more
As part of the Scottish Government’s Fair Work Festival, the Fair Work Convention has launched two new support tools, a Self-Assessment Tool for Workers and a Fair Work Data Tool. The Self-Assessment Tool for Workers asks workers how fair they think their workplace is against the five dimensions of fair work (effective voice, security, opportunity, … Read more