Funding and the Scottish Government’s ambitions around Fair Work.,, Fairer Funding, and Fair Work will be matched with real action.,SCVO supports the Scottish Government's ambition to become a Fair Work nation.,Funding and the Scottish Government’s ambitions around Fair Work.,The Living Wage Foundation’s report, All Work and Low Pay, confirms that voluntary organisations want

Context Scotland has exemplary commitments to becoming a Fair Work Nation and has clear guidance in place,on what “fair work” means.,Implications for Fair Work The cumulative effect of these funding practices undermines Fair Work in the,To progress towards Fair Work the Scottish Government needs to work across departments, with local government,Our policy team work closely with the third sector, the Scottish Government, COSLA, and the Scottish

Summary SCVO welcomed the Scottish Government commitment to deliver ‘Fairer Funding’ by 2026 in the Policy,costs crisis, support people through the cost-of-living crisis, offer Fair Work, and deliver quality,. 71% of organisations reported that financial issues were amongst their top three challenges.,take meaningful first steps to deliver Fair Funding.,Work First criteria and delivering on becoming a Fair Work Nation by 2025.

directly with the public highlighted worsening emerging needs. 45% of organisations reported cost increases,. 71% of organisations reported that financial issues were amongst their top three challenges.,which was endorsed in the Social Justice and Social Security Committee’s Pre-Budget Scrutiny report,Work First criteria and delivering on becoming a Fair Work Nation by 2025.,Ensure transparent monitoring and reporting on public sector funding of the voluntary sector.

essential to a sustainable sector which can offer Fair Work, support volunteers, and deliver quality,This Fair Funding approach is essential for a sustainable voluntary sector which can offer Fair Work,,Are unable to offer secure work, undermining Fair Work aspirations. ,Creating a Fair Work Nation is also a Scottish Government priority.,Evidence that this policy will lead to change Several recent enquiries and reports have made a case for

vital services and support, offer Fair Work, support volunteers, and contribute to quality outcomes,Work First criteria to ensure that the policy is not unfunded and that the Scottish Government does,Organisations that work with families and children or provide social care were most likely to report,Funding our sector needs to offer Fair Work, support volunteers, and continue to provide the services,Work First criteria to ensure that the policy is not unfunded and that the Scottish Government does

a sustainable voluntary sector which can offer Fair Work, support volunteers, meet demand, and delivery,Fair funding A long-term, flexible, sustainable, and accessible approach to funding Fair funding is central,The Scottish Government’s plans to extend the Fair Work First criteria to include the Living Wage, while,Contact Sheghley Ogilvie, Policy and Public Affairs Officer sheghley.ogilvie@scvo.scot ​Jason Henderson,, Policy and Public Affairs Officer jason.henderson@scvo.scot

membership support, and information).Parliamentary records and Scottish Government publications.SCVO policy,As the cost-of-living crisis bites, Fair Work for the Scottish voluntary sector’s workforce must be a,SCVO has welcomed the Scottish Government’s plans to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025 and to extend,the Fair Work First criteria to include the Living Wage.,Work principles.

Work First criteria.,As the cost-of-living crisis bites, Fair Work for Scotland’s voluntary sector workforce must be a priority,SCVO welcomes the Scottish Government’s plans to become a Fair Work Nation by 2025 and to extend the,Fair Work First criteria to include the Living Wage.,Work, and deliver quality outcomes.

work employerSCVO policy submissions and engagement with the sector throughout 2020-21.,Without Fair Work policy change, the increasing reliance on the ‘civic core’ (where a minority of formal,to work across policy silos and create a fairer, sustainable, wellbeing economy that supports and enables,In 2019 the Fair Work Convention reported that Fair Work is not consistently delivered in Scotland’s,Work First policy.