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People work in the sector at the start of their working lives in jobs that they do not intend to stay in for long while they are doing something else—getting an education.
Most of the women who come to us also face domestic abuse from their extended family members. I mean those who live within the household; I am not talking about those who live outside the community.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-05741 by John Swinney on 5 March 2012, whether it plans to remain a living-wage employer for the remainder of the current parliamentary session.
I agree that Scottish manufacturing industry led the world, but social historians and political writers have taught us about the cost in human lives of rapid industrial development.
To answer Stewart Stevenson’s questions, the impact of the virus has been far reaching and devastating and has led to changes in how all of us live our lives. The pandemic has reinforced our recognition of the devastating impact that unplanned shifts can have on our economy and our health and wellbeing.