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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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Posts tagged Fair Work

Fair Work for the voluntary sector workforce is an SCVO priority.  Read more
Emergency budget response - SCVO letter to Deputy First Minister
Sheghley Ogilvie
15 November 2022
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Chief executive Anna Fowlie has now offered to meet with Mr Swinney as we continue to work closely with the Scottish Government as the #RunningCostsCrisis worsens.  Read more

It's time to make the real Living Wage a reality for Scotland's voluntary sector workforce
Sheghley Ogilvie
14 November 2022
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Scotland’s voluntary sector is a major employer, employing over 135,000 people, around 5% of Scotland’s workforce and a third more people than the 100,000 staff employed in Scotland’s digital and technology sector. This workforce makes a huge contribution to people and... Read more

SCVO briefing to Scottish Parliament - Scottish Labour debate: Cost-of-living
Sheghley Ogilvie
31 October 2022
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Living Wage: A small step towards supporting people through the current crisis
Anna Fowlie
22 September 2022
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The Living Wage shouldn’t be an aspiration or a ceiling – it’s the bare minimum anyone should expect.   Read more

SCVO response to pre-budget scrutiny 2023/24: the sector's role in reducing inequalities & alleviating poverty
Jason Henderson
14 September 2022
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About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to provide written evidence in advance of the oral evidence session with the Social Justice and Social Security Committee as part of the committee’s pre-budget scrutiny. Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO support services... Read more

SCVO briefing to Scottish Parliament - Programme for Government 2022/23: Cost-of-living Debate
Sheghley Ogilvie
6 September 2022
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Voluntary organisations are struggling. Will government recognise the scale of the challenge?
Sheghley Ogilvie
31 August 2022
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Summer 2022 has been like no other, dominated by excessive heat, drought, and what we have all learnt is the wrong type of rain. The political climate has fared little better, paralysed by a leadership contest while energy costs and inflation spiral. Despite the increasingly... Read more

The Programme for Government: Smoke and mirrors?
Sheghley Ogilvie
11 July 2022
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Each year at the beginning of September, the Scottish Government delivers its Programme for Government, a set of actions that the government will take over the next year to progress its priorities. Specifically, the programme includes, legislation, spending, policy initiatives... Read more

SCVO response to Becoming a Fair Work Nation consultation
Sheghley Ogilvie
23 December 2021
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About our submission SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s Becoming a Fair Work Nation Consultation. Our submission draws on evidence from: Fair work webinars we hosted throughout 2021Feedback from members of SCVO’s HR and Employment Support... Read more

What does Fair Work mean for the voluntary sector?
Anna Fowlie
17 August 2021
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I’m really excited to be joining the Fair Work Convention, taking over from Henry Simmons of Alzheimer’s Scotland. Henry has contributed to the convention since it was set up and led its work on social care, so they’re big shoes to fill. The convention’s work includes a framework... Read more