Last month the Fair Work Convention published the findings from its 2-year Inquiry into Fair Work in the Hospitality Sector. Fair work is work that offers everyone an effective voice, opportunity, security, fulfilment and respect. It balances the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers. It generates benefits for individuals, businesses and society. Black History … Read more

New member of the Fair Work Convention, Dawn Roberts reflects on fair work and representing the Local Government in this months members blog: With a Local Government workforce of more than 250,000 in Scotland, local government as a sector is a significant employer. I take great pride in the commitment and work my colleagues do … Read more

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 in research undertaken by our team of researchers at the Scottish Centre for Employment Research at the University of … Read more

It’s now 10 years since Living Wage Scotland was launched by the Poverty Alliance– and we have seen a decade of incredible impact. More than 64,000 workers in Scotland have received a pay increase to the real Living Wage because of their employer’s Living Wage commitment. These pay rises amount to more than £465 million … Read more

A just Scotland where every worker’s wage meets their everyday needs – that’s goal of the real Living Wage movement. In 2007, The Poverty Alliance joined other anti-poverty groups, trade unions, business leaders, and community groups to launch the Scottish Living Wage Campaign. We had taken inspiration from London Citizens a broad-based alliance that launched … Read more

Fair Work and Black History Month are linked. Fair Work, through its enabling dimensions of Effective Voice, Opportunity, Security, Fulfilment and Respect, seeks to improve workplaces and leave no-one behind. Scotland’s ambition is for Fair Work to be the driver for success, wellbeing and prosperity for individuals, businesses and society. The objectives of Black History … Read more

A fundamental purpose of any government is to make choices about the allocation of funds. No government – whether in good financial times or bad – has enough money to do everything. So, politicians must choose on the basis of the priorities they have set. For social care, this is where it gets really interesting. … Read more

Fair Work Convention member Anna Fowlie is the Chief Executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) talks about Fair Work and the ten key principles of the Volunteer Charter which help to underpin good relations within a volunteering environment. SCVO has recently signed up to being a Champion for the Volunteer Charter, and … Read more

Fair Work Convention member Tracy Gilbert is the regional secretary for Usdaw, the UKs largest retail union and chairs the Fair Work Working Group for the Scottish Governments Industrial leadership group. There can be no doubt over the fundamental importance of Scotland’s retail sector. Retail employs an estimated 250,000 workers, around 10% of the workforce, … Read more