About Fair Work

The Scottish Government’s Fair Work policy aims to improve the working lives of people in Scotland and boost economic growth.

Better working terms and conditions can benefit workers, businesses, organisations and society by:

• improving productivity
• increasing staff retention
• boosting business profits
• diversifying the workforce
• improving mental health and wellbeing
• building more innovative and competitive businesses

Fairer working conditions will drive success, wellbeing and growth for people working in Scotland.

The Fair Work Framework

The Fair Work Convention acts as an independent advisory body to Scottish Ministers.

The convention's 'Fair Work Framework' underpins the Scottish Government’s Fair Work policy and approach. It outlines what employers can do to build fairer working practices into their organisations.

There are 5 dimensions in the framework:

• security – secure jobs with fair pay and conditions
• opportunity – for workers to progress
• fulfilment – supporting workers and creating a sense of community
• respect – recognising the value and contributions of all workers
• effective voice – giving workers the chance to speak out and be listened to

Each dimension describes how organisations can:

• generate benefits for workers, organisations and society
• balance the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers
• take gradual, incremental steps towards a fairer working environment

Find out more about the framework on the Fair Work Convention website.

Tools

The Fair Work Convention provide free tools to help you understand your organisation's needs around Fair Work.

You can:

• get personalised advice for your organisation through the Fair Work Employer Support Tool
• encourage your teams to use the Fair Work Self-Assessment Tool for Workers to determine how fair your workers think your organisation is
• access data relating to Scotland's progress against the 5 dimensions of fair work through the Fair Work Data Tool