Footnotes

1 ONS (2020), Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES)

2 Scottish Government (2021), Public sector procurement: Construction procurement

3 CITB (2021), Building Skills for Net Zero in Scotland

4 Skills Development Scotland (2020), Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan 2020-2025: Key Issues and Priority Actions

5 CITB (2021), Building Skills for Net Zero in Scotland

6 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

7 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

8 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey Jan-Dec 2020

9 ONS (2021), Annual survey of hours and earnings: 2021

10 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

11 BEIS (2020), Apprenticeship Pay Survey 2018/19: Scotland report

12 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec 2020

13 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec 2020

14 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec 2020

15 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec 2020

16 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec 2020

17 Scottish Government (2020), Employers Perceptions Survey, 2019

18 ONS (2020), Annual Population Survey, 2019

19 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey Jan-Dec 2020

20 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

21 HSE (2021), Construction statistics in Great Britain: 2021

22 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

23 CITB (2021), Mental Health and Construction: A Coordinated Approach

24 Labour Research Department (2021), Scotland's Collective Bargaining 2021

25 Labour Research Department (2021), Scotland's Collective Bargaining 2021

26 ONS (2021), Annual survey of hours and earnings: 2021

27 Labour Research Department (2021), Scotland's Collective Bargaining 2021

28 Skills Development Scotland (2020), Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan 2020-2025: Key Issues and Priority Actions

29 Figures presented in this section are taken from a number of sources in order to give as full a picture as possible of work in the sector. Note that in some cases figures do not sum across sources, or cannot be directly compared.

30 Scottish Government (2021), Scottish Annual Business Statistics 2019

31 Scottish Government (2021), Export statistics Scotland: 2019

32 Scottish Government (2021), Scottish Annual Business Statistics 2019

33 CITB (2020), Construction Skills Network: Labour Market Intelligence Report

34 ONS (2020), Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES)

35 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey: Jan-Dec 2020

36 BCTG Construct (2018), Supervisory Skills Gaps within the UK Construction Industry

37 ONS (2018), Construction statistics, Great Britain

38 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey: Jan-Dec 2020

39 Scottish Government (2022), Estimates of Quarterly GDP

40 Scottish Government (2022), Estimates of Quarterly GDP

41 ONS (2022), Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS), Scotland Estimates

The Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) is a UK-wide fortnightly business survey, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), that captures businesses’ responses on how their turnover, workforce, prices, trade and business resilience have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic over two week reference periods. The results in this note relates to data up to and including wave 47 of the survey. Wave 47 covers the 2 week period 29th December 2021 to 9th January 2022.

42 HMRC (2021), Self-Employment Income Support Scheme statistics: July 2021

43 Scottish Government (2013), Review of Scottish public sector procurement in construction

44 Scottish Parliament (2019), Under Construction: Building the future of the sector in Scotland

45 Scottish Government (2018), Building standards compliance and enforcement review: Report

46 CIOB (2017), Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Construction of Edinburgh Schools

47 Scottish Government (2013), Review of Scottish public sector procurement in construction

48 Scottish Parliament (2019), Under Construction: Building the future of the sector in Scotland

49 CIOB (2017), Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Construction of Edinburgh Schools

50 Scottish Government (2018), Report of the Review Panel on Building Standards Compliance and Enforcement

51 Construction Leadership Council (2019), Future Skills Report

52 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

53 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

54 Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (2021), Labour Market Intermediaries

55 Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (2021), Labour Market Intermediaries

56 Temple, C. on Contractor UK. (Dec 2020), Agency kickbacks: when contractors use their recruiter’s PSL umbrella company

57 TUC (2021), Umbrella companies: Why agencies and employers should be banned from using them

58 GOV.UK (2021), Working through an umbrella company

59 TUC (2021), Umbrella companies: Why agencies and employers should be banned from using them

60 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey Jan-Dec 2020

61 Note: Annual Population Survey data is derived from the quarterly Labour Force Survey

62 ONS (2021), Employment in the UK: April 2021

63 GOV.UK (2017), Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices

64 Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (2021), Labour Market Intermediaries

65 GOV.UK (2021), Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)

66 Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (2021), Labour Market Intermediaries

67 ONS (2021), Labour market overview, UK: January 2022

68 ONS (2021), Annual Survey for Hours and Earnings (ASHE)

69 BEIS (2020), Apprenticeship Pay Survey 2018/19: Scotland report

70 ONS (2021), Annual survey of hours and earnings: 2021

71 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

72 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec 2020

73 Skills Development Scotland (2020), Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan 2020-2025: Key Issues and Priority Actions

74 The National (2021), Brexit shortages put Scotland's climate target at risk

75 ONS (2021), Vacancies and jobs in the UK: August 2021

76 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec 2020

77 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec 2020

78 ONS (2018), Migrant labour force within the UK's construction industry: August 2018

79 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey: Jan-Dec 2020

80 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

81 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

82 HSE (2021), Construction statistics in Great Britain: 2021

83 HSE (2021), Construction statistics in Great Britain: 2021

84 ONS (2021), Labour Force Survey, Trade Union Statistics

85 Labour Research Department (2021), Scotland's Collective Bargaining 2021

86 Labour Research Department (2021), Scotland's Collective Bargaining 2021

87 Labour Research Department (2021), Law at Work

88 Labour Research Department (2021), Law at Work

89 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

90 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey, 2020

91 Construction Leadership Council (2019), Future Skills Report

92 Scottish Government (2021), Public sector procurement: Construction procurement

93 Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (2019), The Scottish Construction Industry Strategy 2019 - 2022

94 UK Government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2013), Supply chain analysis into the construction industry: report for the construction Industrial Strategy

95 Scottish Parliament (2019), Under Construction: Building the future of the sector in Scotland

96 Available at: The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Scottish Statutory Instruments, Regulation 19

97 Available at: The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Scottish Statutory Instruments, Regulation 67

98 Available at: The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Scottish Statutory Instruments, Regulation 70

99 Available at: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Section 9

100 Available at: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Community benefit requirements

101 Available at: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Statutory Guidance, Section 3

102 Available at: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Statutory Guidance, Section 4

103 Available at: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, Statutory Guidance, Section 5

104 Scottish Government (2015), Fair work practices and the award of public contracts: Statutory Guidance

105 Scottish Government (2015), Fair work practices and the award of public contracts: Statutory Guidance

106 Scottish Government (2015), Fair work practices and the award of public contracts: Statutory Guidance

107 Scottish Government (2015), Fair work practices and the award of public contracts: Statutory Guidance

108 Scottish Government (2015), Fair work practices and the award of public contracts : Statutory Guidance, Annex A

109 Scottish Government (2018), Addressing fair work practices, including the real living wage, in procurement: best practice

110 Scottish Government (2018), Fair work practices in procurement: toolkit

111 Scottish Government (2021), Fair Work First implementation - Scottish public procurement update: SPPN 6/2021

112 Scottish Government (2021), Fair Work First implementation - Scottish public procurement update: SPPN 6/2021

113 Scottish Government (2018), Construction Procurement Handbook

114 Available at: Scottish Procurement Policy Notes

115 Available at: Construction policy notes

116 Scottish Government (2021), Supporting fair work practices

117 Evidence submitted directly to the Inquiry

118 Labour Research Department (2021), Scotland's Collective Bargaining 2021

119 Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (2020), Scottish Construction Industry: Approved Recovery Action Plan

120 Scottish Government (2021), Annual survey of hours and earnings: 2021

121 Scottish Parliament (2019), Under Construction: Building the future of the sector in Scotland

122 Scottish Parliament (2019), Under Construction: Building the future of the sector in Scotland

123 Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (2022), About Us

124 Scottish Government (2020), Industry Leadership Groups Review

125 Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (2018), Roles, Remit and Governance

126 Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (2022), Home

127 CICV (2022), About Us

128 Labour Research Department (2021), Scotland's Collective Bargaining 2021

129 This assumes a total workforce figure of 185,000 in line with the Labour Force Survey.

130 UK Government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2013), Measuring Bias in the LFS for Trade Union Membership Statistics

131 Construction Industry Joint Council (2018), Employers Guide to the Construction Industry Joint Council Workers Rule Agreement

132 Labour Research Department (2021), Scotland's Collective Bargaining 2021

133 UK Parliament (2013), Scottish Affairs Committee - Ninth Report - Blacklisting in Employment: Interim Report

134 Labour Research Department (2021), Scotland's Collective Bargaining 2021

135 Skills Development Scotland (2020), Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan 2020-2025: Key Issues and Priority Actions

136 Scottish Government (2019), News: Scotland to become a net-zero society

137 CITB (2021), Building Skills for Net Zero in Scotland

138 Skills Development Scotland (2020), Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan 2020-2025: Key Issues and Priority Actions

139 CITB (2021), Building Skills for Net Zero in Scotland

140 Scottish Government (2021), Heat in Buildings Strategy - achieving net zero emissions in Scotland's buildings

141 Skills Development Scotland (2020), Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan 2020-2025

142 Green Jobs Taskforce (2021), Green Jobs Taskforce Report

143 Scottish Government (2021), Heat in Buildings Strategy - achieving net zero emissions in Scotland's buildings

144 CITB (2021), Building Skills for Net Zero in Scotland

145 CITB (2021), Building Skills for Net Zero in Scotland

146 CITB (2021), Building Skills for Net Zero in Scotland

147 CITB (2021), Building Skills for Net Zero in Scotland

148 Skills Development Scotland (2020), Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan 2020-2025

149 Skills Development Scotland (2021), Modern Apprenticeship Statistics, Quarter 3, 2020-21

150 CITB (2020), Construction Skills Network: Labour Market Intelligence Report

151 CITB (2021), NVQs & SVQs (Standards & Frameworks) - CITB

152 OECD (2020), Strengthening Skills in Scotland

153 SDS (2021), Apprenticeships | Technical Expert Group

154 Shared Apprentice Ltd (2020), The Shared Apprentice Programme

155 Equate Scotland (2020), Inclusive Value Report for the Construction Sector

156 Skills Development Scotland (2022), Modern Apprenticeship Statistics

157 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec 2020

158 ONS (2021), Annual Population Survey, Jan-Dec 2020

159 CITB (2022), Rethinking Recruitment: Constructing a more attractive industry

160 Go Construct (2022), Home

161 CITB (2022), Rethinking Recruitment: Constructing a more attractive industry

162 SCER & FAI (2020), Facing the future constructively? The experience of work in the construction industry in Scotland

163 CITB (2021), Mental Health and Construction: A Coordinated Approach

164 CITB (2022), Rethinking Recruitment: Constructing a more attractive industry

165 CITB (2022), Recruit an apprentice in Scotland

166 GLAA (2020), Construction Industry Protocol - Induction Pack

167 GLAA (2020), The Construction Protocol

168 Skills Development Scotland (2020), Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan 2020-2025