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Calculating whether national minimum wage is paid
As a result of the Tomlinson Blake ruling, the government updated their guidance on calculating the national
Guide to Trade Unions
For example, trade unions may lobby the government or the European Union on policies which promote their
https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-relations/guide-to-trade-unions
Trustees' Week 2023 - there's so much going on!
24 October 2023
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about highlighting the great work of trustees across Scotland and the UK, and the role they play in governing,be looking at Navigating risk and safeguarding charities and Turcan Connell will cover Practical governance,Don’t miss the opportunity to feed in your thoughts and views at the Scottish government’s Third Sector,Come along and help us debate how we should fix governance.,And finally, looking towards 2024 we’ve got a great new series of good governance online training starting
https://scvo.scot/p/84489/2023/10/24/trustees-week-2023-theres-so-much-going-on
You can find the whole range of our recorded webinars on the SCVO YouTube channel - as well as lots more videos curated for the voluntary sector in Scotland. Highlights We've picked some highlights for you here by topic, to get you started:
Involving and supporting volunteers
find official guidance on compliance through the UK GDPR resources on the ICO website and the UK Government’s
Time and trust: key learning from the Covenant process
25 July 2025
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launched in July at Westminster is the starting point for an improved relationship between the UK government,sector – the dynamics within government and within the sector can also exert themselves.,A key decision for government is which part of government takes lead responsibility for the work – if,The Covenant covers national and local government, but without local government in the room while the,From the government side I think it’s also important to consider who from the machinery of government
https://scvo.scot/p/99536/2025/07/25/time-and-trust-key-learning-from-the-covenant-process
Levelling Up and social needs: An analysis of government’s progress - How Levelling Up is missing social needs
The government should change the criteria for the Levelling Up Fund to include social infrastructure,The government should ensure the criteria for the long-awaited UK Shared Prosperity Fund, worth up to,The ‘everyone in’ movement to tackle homelessness during lockdown shows how government and charity sector,These roadmaps should be informed by local data on social needs from both government and the social sector,businesses, faith groups and community groups, should be established to provide intelligence to the government
Familiar Patterns and New Initiatives: UK Civil Society and Government Initial Responses to the Covid-19 Crisis
on civil society actors, the paper includes an exploration of how civil society and the national government,familiar patterns of behaviour by civil society in the UK, and in the relationship between the government
Thistles, roses, thorns: some reflections on third sector/government relations and policy expectations in economic downturn
recession, the kinds of experiences currently facing the sector in Scotland, and whether the Scottish Government
Making change happen
Digital inclusion and digital skills are at the heart of the Scottish Government and COSLA's digital