b069_BargainingBrief_LivingWage+Procurement_Nov2015 KEY POINTS: The Scottish Living Wage should be extended to all delivering public services. Social care is a key
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Category: Briefings
Briefing 68: Trade Union Bill and Scotland – Sep 2015
b068_PolicyBrief_TradeUnionBill+Scotland_Sep2015 PDF KEY POINTS: The Trade Union Bill is a crude attempt to weaken trade unions and workers rights. It runs
Read moree-brief: Scottish Government Programme 2015-16
e-briefing_ScotGovtProgramme2015-16_Sep2015 PDF The Scottish Government has published its programme for the final session of this parliament before next year’s election. As
Read moree-brief: UK Summer Budget 2015
e-briefing_UKSummerBudget_July2015 PDF The Chancellor published his summer UK budget today. This briefing covers the consequences for UNISON members in Scotland. The
Read moreE-Briefing: Public Spending Cuts
The UK government has decided to cut a further £3bn from this year’s UK departmental budgets. The Scottish Government said
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Briefing 67: Public Libraries Strategy 2015-2020
b067_PolicyBrief_PublicLibrariesStrategy_June2015 PDF KEY POINTS Ambition and Opportunity: a national strategy for public libraries in Scotland has now been published. CoSLA asked the
Read moreHealth and Care Professions Council: imposition of excessive registration fees on health professionals: MSP briefing June 2015
Health and Care Professions Council: imposition of excessive registration fees on health professionals – MSP briefing – June 2015 The Scottish Parliament
Read moreWhile we work you play – leisure staff survey
Staff in Scotland’s Leisure Trusts speak out “…a local authority shall ensure that there is adequate provision of facilities for
Read moreBriefing 66: Policy – Scotland Bill
Key Points: The Scotland Bill 2015 will further extend the powers of the Scottish Parliament is being debated on the
Read moree-briefing: Zero hours contracts – Queen’s Speech
The employment law focus in today’s Queen’s Speech will be on the proposed Industrial Relations Bill and the restrictions on
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