Today Mary Alexander, co-chair of The Fair Work Convention’s Construction Industry Inquiry Group, writes a guest blog for Scottish Construction Now: ‘How fair is work in the construction industry?’ read the full article here
I was delighted to recently speak to the Fair Work Convention about the Young Person’s Guarantee and how it can deliver for young people and the business community. Having the opportunity to fulfil your potential as you grow up and enter adulthood is something that can easily be taken for granted. The ability to develop … Read more
In March – one year into the coronavirus pandemic and on the threshold on the Scottish Parliament election – my organisation the Carnegie UK Trust published What Next for Fair Work in Scotland? As part of the Carnegie UK Trust’s mission to improve wellbeing, for the last five years our Fulfilling Work programme has had … Read more
Last week saw the launch of the book “Poverty in Scotland 2021- towards a 2030 without poverty?” This book is a unique collaboration. It brings together academics, anti-poverty campaigners, public officials, trade unionists and practitioners to provide a state of the nation assessment of the scale, nature and impact of poverty. It assesses the progress … Read more
A year on from the first lockdown, we have a better view of the huge impact of the pandemic on our lives. It has created heartache and hardship, exposing deep inequalities and stubborn poverty rates. While a large share of the workforce was protected by the UK furlough scheme – complemented by additional Scottish support … Read more
In the two weeks since the Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland report and recommendations were published I have had time to reflect on what I heard from people who work in social care, and how their experience shaped the fifty three recommendations made, seven of which are Fair Work specific. There were issues … Read more
“We often wish that things had not happened in our time. But we have to deal with what we have been given. If challenges seem impossible and overwhelming, all we can do is look to the present and the future. We each have the choice to do something, to make our contribution, however small. In … Read more
Alzheimer Scotland Chief Executive and Fair Work Convention member Henry Simmons has written a guest blog for SCVO, ‘Fair Work for All by 2025 – hope, dream or reality?’ ‘With 2025 fast approaching, we need more action and serious attention given to the Fair Work Framework and its underlying principles across all sectors and organisations, … Read more
The GMB’s industrial action with Centrica/ British Gas last week has pushed once again the practice of ‘fire and rehire’ into the spotlight. Again this week 1,000 gas workers across Scotland and thousands more across the UK will go on strike. This is in response to workers being told they must either accept cuts in … Read more
The Fair Work Convention (FWC) launched its Inquiry into Fair Work in the Construction Industry in January this year, 2020. Bringing together a range of representatives from the Fair Work Convention, Local Authorities, Construction Companies, National Bodies engaged in the sector, Trade Unions and others to form the Construction Industry Inquiry Group (CIIG). The groups … Read more