Question reference: S5W-22461
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 2 April 2019
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Current status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 24 April 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how sub-contracted staff working on public projects can raise grievances with the firms that it has awarded the contracts to.
Answer
Employers must by law set out a grievance procedure and share it in writing with all employees. It must include who the employee should contact about a grievance and how to contact this person. Within the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 regulation 19(4) places a legal obligation on public bodies to include in each public contract or framework agreement such conditions relating to the performance of the contract or framework as reasonably necessary to ensure that the contractor complies with environmental, social and employment law. Guidance was issued in June 2016 in the form of a Scottish Procurement Policy Note on ensuring compliance with environment, social and labour laws.