#STUC16 Delegates to Congress slammed cuts to tax credits and pledged to continue the campaign to fight these cuts and
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Tag: Living Wage
Young workers worth ‘better than zero’
#STUC16 Young members were joined by other STUC delegates and TUC president Liz Snape in demonstrating for ‘Better than Zero’ workers’
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Workers of all ages deserve a real living wage
#STUC16 STUC Congress slammed the UK Government’s “so-called” national living wage and pledged to press for a real Living Wage
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Zero hours contracts – bad for workers, services and the economy
#STUC16 The STUC will press the Scottish Government to work with trade unions to tackle the rise in zero hours
Read moreBriefing No 75 – Procurement: New statutory guidance – April 2016
Briefing No 75 – Procurement: New statutory guidance – April 2016 Key Points: The Scottish Government has published a ‘suite’
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Fighting for Fair Work in Universities
UNISON Scotland welcomes the Scottish Government’s Fair Work Convention Paper. UNISON was involved in working hard to make sure the
Read moreMSP e-briefing: Procurement changes fail to tackle tax dodging and backlisting – Jan 2016
MSP e-briefing: Procurement changes fail to tackle tax dodging and backlisting – Jan 2016 This briefing is on the Procurement
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UNISON hails historic pay deal for further education support staff in Scotland
Date: Friday 22 January 2016 UNISON has led negotiations to achieve the first ever national pay rise for over four
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Briefing 70: Ethical Care Charter
KEY POINTS: The Ethical Care Charter was developed to provide a better quality and dignified care service This should be
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Briefing 69: Extending the Scottish Living Wage through procurement – updated – Nov 2015
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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