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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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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,law as well as a conciliation service.,and services, as well as technical guidance on how they are applied.,Commissioner provides good information and style codes for businesses and how they protect their employees’ privacy

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

Entitlement to minimum wage and exemptions

Those who are genuinely self-employed are not entitled to minimum wage (see ‘Employment status’ for details,worker lives in the employer’s family home, andthe worker shares in the family’s tasks and activities,factors can also be examined, such as whether they are treated with dignity, are afforded autonomy or privacy,contract to perform work or services, orreceive remuneration or benefits in kind for volunteering.,contract or a contract to perform work or services.

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/rewards-benefits/guide-to-the-national-minimum-wage/entitlement-to-minimum-wage-and-exemptions

The five challenges

Additionally, limits on computer time per user, restricted opening hours, lack of privacy and lack of,While many digital services are designed to work well on smartphones, some important activities, such,someone who needs daily access to their own device but has encountered a short-term problem e.g. loss of employment,Lending libraries are not without challenges as there are factors to consider around data privacy and,be made for significant improvement to people’s lives and outcomes related to health, education and employment

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/roadmap/the-five-challenges-2

Approach

Embedding digital inclusion support into your service can help.,It could be supporting their hobbies, managing their finances, accessing key services or connecting with,For example, help to seek employment, access Universal Credit or reduce household bills.,You should include sessions about passwords, privacy settings, identifying secure websites and recognising

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/approach

Essential digital skills

differentiation between work skills and life skills, so we could then take out that data and look at employability,music online using apps such as Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Spotify, Audible and Amazon Prime I can update privacy,Fears around privacy and security is still one of the prevailing reasons people are offline, and so the,my online accounts secure, using different and secure passwords for websites and accounts I can use privacy,settings to control what people can see online, including on social media I can use privacy settings

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/inclusion/doing-digital-inclusion/understanding-digital-inclusion/essential-digital-skills

Stamping out sectarianism in the workplace

The scourge of religious bigotry at work will be the focus of a major conference

https://tfn.scot/news/stamping-out-sectarianism-in-the-workplace

Digital hub launched to support young jobseekers

Charities partnered with YouthLink Scotland for the project

https://tfn.scot/news/digital-hub-launched-to-support-young-jobseekers

SCVO response to the Scottish Government’s Social Security Consultation

Employability Effective, responsive employability support is key to the overall success of social security,The devolved employability service must improve on the poor outcomes achieved by current provision and,to employment.,Yes x No Consent should always be sought as privacy is very important for individuals, in particular,timetable details, including when and where they have appointments, and this raises clear security and privacy

https://scvo.scot/p/14097/2016/11/29/scvo-response-to-the-scottish-governments-social-security-consultation

Briefing: health and social care standards

For example, CCTV may be seen as a breach of privacy but this might be necessary to protect people from,For example, there is no mention of employment, education or indeed other key activities which enable,In some ways, the single set of standards may set very high expectations for service-users or patients,Additionally, it is unclear how will this apply to local services, such as those providing a walking,It would be worthwhile to explore how these standards can be applied to these locations and services

https://scvo.scot/p/14383/2017/01/20/briefing-health-and-social-care-standards