Women over 50 in Scotland require greater support in the workplace to address persistent inequalities in pay and progression, according to the latest research by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, conducted on behalf of Scotland’s Fair Work Convention. Older workers now comprise around a third of the Scottish workforce, and this number … Read more

Building Fair Work in the Construction Industry webinar hosted by the Fair Work Convention has been rescheduled and will now take place on Thursday 11 August, 2022 at 4:30 pm – 6 pm. The Fair Work Convention has published its Fair Work Construction Inquiry ‘Building Fair Work in the Construction Industry’ report  . This two … 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 2022 The Working Lives Scotland report offers us significant and valuable insight into workers’ experiences of fair work across the economy. This year’s report gives us a useful sense of how work is … Read more

The hospitality industry is a major contributor to the Scottish Economy employing 172,000 workers which accounts for around 6.8 per cent of all jobs in Scotland. The cost of living crisis, issues with recruitment and retention and pressures from both Brexit and COVID-19 mean the industry has reached a watershed moment and the time is … Read more

Commenting on the launch of the Scottish Government’s refreshed statutory procurement guidance , Co-Chairs of the Fair Work Convention Mary Alexander and Patricia Findlay said: “The refresh of the statutory procurement guidance is welcome and highlights the importance that the Scottish Government places on fair work conditionality. Importantly the guidance now permits public bodies to … Read more

Thank you to all who for registering to our ‘Building Fair Work in the Construction Industry’ webinar. Unfortunately due unforeseen circumstances we are having to postpone this event but hope to reschedule shortly. Please check our website and social media channels for updates  

The Fair Work Convention have appointed Mary Alexander as its new Co-Chair. Mary will take up the role replacing longstanding Co-Chair Grahame Smith who is standing down from the Convention after four years. Mary Alexander is Deputy Regional Secretary of Unite in Scotland and is a member of the Fair Work Convention. Mary is a … Read more

Read today’s Herald Article Covering the recommendations from our Fair Work Convention Construction Inquiry Report ‘SCOTLAND won’t meet its climate change targets unless 79,000 more construction workers are recruited by the end of the decade, ministers have been warned. An inquiry by the Fair Work Convention (FWC) warned some 50,000 plumbers, electricians, joiners and other tradespeople … Read more

An independent review of working practices in Scotland’s construction industry by the Fair Work Convention, published today (7 April 2022), is calling for urgent interventions by Government, employers, unions and industry leadership groups to improve the quality of work for the 130,000 strong workforce in Scotland and to help embed fair work into Scotland’s £7 … Read more