Question reference: S5W-33747
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 3 December 2020
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33393 by Fiona Hyslop on 2 December 2020, what discussions it has had with its partners in the Young Person's Guarantee regarding the use of zero-hour contracts.
Answer
We have commissioned research to better understand young peoples’ experiences of precarious and flexible work (including zero hours contracts) to inform how and in what ways we and our partners can support young people who want to change their circumstances. This will be published in early 2021.
We will discuss the published research findings with Young Person’s Guarantee Implementation Group, whose membership includes the STUC, to consider the report’s recommendations and how the Guarantee can support young people who want to move out of this type of employment.
Embedding Fair work principles was an important part of the report from Sandy Begbie, which is shaping the Young Person’s Guarantee. A meeting to discuss how this could be achieved took place between Sandy Begbie, the Scottish Government and the Fair Work Convention chairs on 10 November 2020.