Question reference: S6W-18200
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 22 May 2023
-
Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 June 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17602 by Neil Gray on 12 May 2023, under the Fair Work First Framework on conditionality for public sector grants, whether any objections from trade unions will be accepted in relation to evidence submitted by employers on meeting conditions on (a) effective voice and (b) Real Living Wage, and, if this is the case, how trade unions may make any such objections.
Answer
Where trade unions are recognised, evidence of the collective element of effective voice will be their recognition agreement. We expect in such cases that employer organisations will work with their trade unions to evidence meeting the other aspects of the new requirements and any wider Fair Work First commitments.
Our Fair Work First guidance provides an overview of some acceptable forms of evidence for employers to demonstrate effective voice and real Living Wage conditionality.
Grant recipients are asked, both at the application stage and on conclusion of the grant, to provide a statement confirming they are meeting all the Fair Work First criteria, this should be signed by a trade union representative or a worker representative where there is no formal trade union recognition agreement. It will be for the relevant grant administrator to monitor and ensure compliance, in line with normal grant management practice.