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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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Guide to Trade Unions

The typical activities of trade unions include providing assistance and services to their members, collectively,bargaining for better pay and conditions for all workers, working to improve the quality of public services,Unions are credited with bringing about significant changes to society, including: a national minimum,sharing.Joint consultation: for discussing issues that are deemed to be of common interest or of key importance,major benefits are: better working conditions such as improved health and safety or paytraining for new

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/employee-relations/guide-to-trade-unions

60 seconds with Frank McKillop

FEATURE 15 April 2014 Guest post

Funding & Finance

Credit unions in Scotland are increasing their membership

https://tfn.scot/features/60-seconds-with-frank-mckillop

Michael Sheen backs credit union campaign

NEWS 15 November 2018 by Gareth Jones

Social Justice & Poverty

The Scottish Government has launched a new campaign which aims to get more people accessing credit unions

https://tfn.scot/news/michael-sheen-backs-credit-union-campaign

Scottish credit union marks 30th anniversary

NEWS 30 September 2024 by Niall Christie

Management

Funding & Finance

The community institution, which has helped thousands of people during its existence, is using its 30th anniversary to re-launch.

https://tfn.scot/news/scottish-credit-union-marks-30th-anniversary

International Credit Union Day

OPINION 15 October 2020 by Thomas McVay

Management

Funding & Finance

Thomas McVay examines the role that financial cooperatives play in improving the communities they serve

https://tfn.scot/opinion/international-credit-union-day

Churches wage war on unethical lenders

NEWS 11 February 2015 by Robert Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Churches take unprecedented action against growth in unethical finance by creating their own credit union

https://tfn.scot/news/churches-wage-war-on-unethical-lenders

Summit tackles Scotland’s poverty premium

NEWS 12 December 2017 by Susan Smith

Regeneration & Housing

Scottish Parliament event will explore how to improve financial support services in Scotland's poorest

https://tfn.scot/news/summit-tackles-scotlands-poverty-premium

Call for dormant assets to be redirected to tackle financial exclusion

NEWS 29 May 2024 by Niall Christie

Management

Funding & Finance

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#CostOfLivingCrisis

The Dormant Assets Scheme (DAS) was expanded last year to include other financial sectors including pensions and insurance.

https://tfn.scot/news/call-for-dormant-assets-to-be-redirected-to-tackle-financial-exclusion

Backing the change that works

OPINION 17 February 2014 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

Third sector organisations want to see a much bigger role for the sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/backing-the-change-that-works

Avoid payday loans this Christmas

NEWS 22 November 2019 by Gareth Jones

Families & Young People

A new campaign has been launched to inform Scots of their rights if borrowing from a payday loan company this Christmas

https://tfn.scot/news/avoid-payday-loans-this-christmas