When The Fair Work Convention was established in 2015, we had a vision that by 2025, people in Scotland will have a world-leading working life where fair work drives success, wellbeing and prosperity for individuals, businesses, organisations and society. But none of us ever foresaw a devastating worldwide health pandemic and the impact it would … Read more
Guest blog by Alan Thornburrow, Director of Business in the Community Scotland Business in the Community brings together a network of over 600 businesses who are committed to responsible business practices. In Scotland, our overarching focus is driving business action on climate change and just transition. When the eyes of the world were on Glasgow during … Read more
Having wound up its first phase, and having had all of the recommendations from its March 2021 report accepted by the Scottish Government, the Just Transition Commission now enters the second, and arguably more challenging, phase of its work. In March, we produced 24 recommendations intended to be “realistic, practical and affordable”, as Ministers wanted. … Read more
The Fair Work Convention’s ‘Rising to the Challenge: a Just Transition and Fair Work’ webinar was an opportunity to reflect on the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) and to explore and discuss the action Scotland must now take to create a net zero carbon economy by 2045 that has fair work at its heart. … Read more
In our next New Members blog is from Chief Executive of Aberdeenshire Council, Jim Savege who reflects on the impact of COVID-19 and the significance of fair work principles. I am writing this blog whilst at the same time busily packing to head away to see friends and family, many of whom I have not … Read more
Today we hear from Anna Fowlie who is the Chief Executive of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) and new member of the Fair Work Convention she shares with us her personal experience of working in HR in the 90’s and her reasons for joining the Fair Work Convention. Let me share a memory of … Read more
In this short blog I hope, in a small but perhaps obvious way, to touch on the connection between Fair Work and Black History Month. Both are about rebalancing. To varying degrees, the Fair Work dimensions of Effective Voice, Opportunity, Security, Fulfilment and Respect also play a central role in the meeting the underlying objectives … Read more
Today we hear from Aileen McLeod who is the Director of Business Planning and Commercial for Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSE) and new member of the Fair Work Convention in the next of our New Members Blog Series. This is an important time for fair work to be part of our national debate. Everywhere … Read more
Following the publication of ‘Delivering a fair work recovery in Scotland: Securing a living income for all’ paper from The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) we hear from their Senior Research Fellow, Rachel Statham ‘Securing a fair work recovery for Scotland’. Work is at the centre of how we organise our society and our … Read more
Last month we welcomed five new members to the Convention bringing a range of skills and experience to meet key challenges ahead. Today we hear from Chris Westcott, Europe & Asia within the Health Sector for Johnson Matthey in the first of our New Members Blog series. The Fair Work vision states that ‘by 2025, … Read more