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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Membership

The resources, training and opportunities available to members, together with the wealth of news and

https://scvo.scot/membership

Transforming the economy

sector’s role in the economy, TCA Contact David Livey National Performance Framework Contact Related news,& opinion The latest transforming the economy news and blogs.,Related briefings & policy papers The latest transforming the economy briefings and policy papers from,the policy team.,New research to be published this autumn on the sector’s workforce and its role as an employer.

https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy

Fair Work

We are calling for voluntary organisations to be supported and resourced to be Fair Work employers.,Latest news & opinion The latest Fair Work news and blogs.,Read more Latest briefings & policy papers The latest Fair Work briefings and policy papers from the,policy team.,Read more Latest consultation responses The latest Fair Work consultation responses from the policy team

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-work

What you should include in a reference

What you include in a reference will depend on what you're asked by the prospective new employer, but,to have a policy only to provide references which state the position held by the former employee, the,dates of employment and perhaps salary.,In these cases the employer will usually make it clear in the reference that this is its policy, so that,Even if the employer has adopted such a policy, it may decide not to give such a reference for an employee

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/leaving-the-organisation/references/include-in-reference

Staff

Looking after them requires following a raft of employment...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/staff-volunteers/staff

Planning for induction

Create an induction policy It is good practice to develop a formal induction policy which covers all,followed consistently across the organisation and that the organisation is able to effectively induct new,employees need to be familiar with (e.g. health and safety policy, equal opportunities policy, email,place and for HR to provide an introduction to HR policies and procedures.,all required documentation such as P45 and bank details and that they have signed their contract of employment

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/joining-the-organisation/guide-to-induction/planning-for-induction

Guide to providing references

Generally speaking, there is no legal obligation on an employer to provide a reference.,However, it is relatively unusual for employers to refuse, and an employer may be obliged to provide,is under no obligation to obtain a reference for a potential new employee, but it is common to seek,at least one reference and to make any job offer conditional on a satisfactory reference.An employer,to have a policy only to provide a short reference, giving dates of employment, position held and sometimes

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/leaving-the-organisation/references

More information

UK Government A government website with a wide variety of advice notes on aspects of employment law including,This is generally written for employees rather than employers but is a useful resource.,Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) ACAS provides online advice for many areas of employment,While membership based, they provide good online HR resources including a number of standard HR policies,Commission in Scotland provides legal updates, advice and the standard Codes of Practice for equal pay, employment

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/staff-volunteers/more-information

Employee relations and conflict

existing inequalities in job quality have remained, while remote working and furlough have introduced new,So, employers should work to ensure that good work and positive employee relations are a reality.,Managing the employment relationship rests heavily on the shoulders of line managers, but their competence,in this area is often seriously neglected, with many employers failing to see employee relations and,consultation, reinforced by continued reliance in many cases on industry-level bargaining and the public policy

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-relations/guide-to-employee-relations/employee-relations-and-conflict

SCVO Annual Review 2020-21

development, and with voluntary sector employers to support young people into employment.,v=mayrysgDux4 Employability Background on our employability work with goodmoves, CJS and Kickstart From,Forum (TSEF)to set up a new voluntary sector employability community online.,Policy Insights into our policy work and how we have worked to support and advocate for the sector We,Our Policy team identified six key areas of focus for our policy work: CoronavirusEconomic actorEuropeEmployerPartnershipsRegulation

https://scvo.scot/about/work/annual-review/html

Get involved

Collaborate with us and our members to develop and promote voluntary sector policy perspectives for Scotland