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
Over the last two weeks we have seen a significant and worrying example of industrial relations in practice. The country watched in horror as 800 workers – the entire employed workforce of P&O – were sacked without warning. Added to this, P&O had agency workers already on site to take over the jobs and had … Read more
Scotland’s Fair Work Convention and the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) have joined together to form a strategic partnership, working to ensure fair work drives success, wellbeing and prosperity for individuals and organisations within the voluntary sector across Scotland. The SCVO is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector. Its mission is to … Read more
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
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
The Fair Work Convention Co Chairs Professor Patricia Findlay and Grahame Smith welcome the announcement from the Living Wage Foundation that the Real Living Wage will increase to £9:90. Commenting on the announcement, Professor Patricia Findlay said: “Increasing the Real Living Wage is absolutely crucial as part of the fight against poverty in Scotland as … Read more
Rising to the Challenge: a Just Transition and Fair Work is a webinar hosted by the Fair Work Convention on Tuesday 23 November, 2021 at 4pm – 5:30pm. It is an opportunity to reflect on the 26th UN Climate Change Conference and to explore and discuss the action Scotland must now take to create a … Read more
The Fair Work Convention Co Chairs Professor Patricia Findlay and Grahame Smith welcome the announcement from the Scottish Government on introducing a requirement to pay the real Living Wage to public contracts. Commenting on the announcement, Professor Patricia Findlay said: The Fair Work Convention welcomes today’s announcement from the Scottish Government. Low pay is one … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on work across the economy. Many workers, particularly those in frontline roles continued to attend work but had to adjust to new ways of working to remain safe throughout the pandemic. Others worked wholly or partly from home for much of the pandemic. Homeworking has provided opportunities for increased flexibility … Read more
In last week’s Programme for Government the Scottish Government set out its vision for delivering improved economic outcomes in Scotland. Notably, there is a focus on creating a wellbeing economy, delivering a just transition to a net zero economy and addressing child poverty. It is important to recognise the relationship that each of these core … Read more