enabling technology, activities, entertainment, and opportunities to relax for our guests in a beautiful country,We know there is great need for respite across the country and we want more people to take advantage,digital platforms for our wellbeing services adding digital and telephone counselling, Zoom Coping with Change

The impact of this change on individuals and our communities cannot be underestimated.,From the smoking ban to ensuring equal marriage for all, civil society has led the charge in changing,In virtually every challenge our country faces, the voluntary sector has a vital part to play.,Scotland has the benefit of being a small country with a strong sense of social justice and a history,be remembered that voluntary sector lobbying has played a crucial role in delivering the societal change

Scotland was the first country in the UK and the second in Europe to introduce smoke-free legislation,In the end it was the change in public opinion which pushed it forward.,Scotland in 2016 to mark the act’s 10-year anniversary found significant health benefits, as well as changes

We are working to build a community around the work that happens across the country, to support, guide,We’ve developed a guide to support you in how you can make positive, sustainable change happen.

In 2016 almost every country in the world committed to tackling these issues together by 2030.,We need to make sure that the voices of people who are passionate about affecting change in these areas

Charities and individuals from across Scotland have been recognised for the life-changing difference,celebrate the amazing work that people within charities and community groups do every day, all over the country,As the country’s only charity-funded air ambulance, every day the team are able to fly expert paramedic,people a voice – particularly families bereaved by suicide, many who felt powerless in achieving the change

The Spring Statement and recent changes to employers’ National Insurance Contributions (eNICs) will have,By including the sector in recent eNICs changes, one could argue that the UK Government sees the voluntary,That is true across the country as Anna Fowlie (SCVO), Victoria Carson (Wise Group) and Sara Thiam (Prosper,Otherwise, it is likely that in five years' time we will live in a country where slow economic growth

Charities and individuals from across Scotland have been recognised for the life-changing difference,celebrate the amazing work that people within charities and community groups do every day, all over the country

Unions are credited with bringing about significant changes to society, including: a national minimum,Union reps: negotiate agreements with employers on pay and conditionsdiscuss major changes such as redundancydiscuss,see representative participation) to: negotiate pay and working conditionsinform and consult over changes,In some countries around the world, trade unions are illegal.

Scottish communities should be valued, and that includes our colleagues who have come from other EU countries,aim of helping you – voluntary sector employers and employees – understand the background and the changes