Decent wages, job security and paid leave among workers' top priorities, but reality falls short

Chik Collins

Fróðskaparsetur Føroya - The University of the Faroe Islands

Press/Media

Description

Report on th launch of the UWS-Oxfam Partnership's Decent Work in Scotland Project main report at the Scottish Parliament, 7th September 2016.

Period	8 Sept 2016

Media contributions

1

Media contributions

Title	Kirsteen Paterson
Degree of recognition	National
Media name/outlet	The National
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	8/09/16
Description	WORKERS want decent pay, job security, paid leave, a safe environment and a supportive manager – but there are “clear gaps” between their priorities and reality, a new report claims.
URL	https://www.thenational.scot/news/14896012.decent-wages-job-security-and-paid-leave-among-workers-top-priorities-but-reality-falls-short/
Persons	Chik Collins

Related content

Activities
Launch of the UWS-Oxfam Partnership's Decent Work in Scotland Project main report at the Scottish Parliament, 7th September 2016, at an event featuring Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work, Keith Brown.
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
UWS-Oxfam Partnership Policy Forum: Decent Work
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...

Research output
Decent Work for Scotland’s Low-Paid Workers: A job to be done
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
Scotland's Local Authorities: Still 'Bastions of Decent Work'?
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Exploring 'Decent Work' with People with Criminal Convictions
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
'Decent Work': The Employers' View
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
What Scotland's Future Workforce Think About 'Decent Work'
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
What does decent work mean to women?
Research output: Other contribution
What does ‘decent work’ mean to low-paid workers? Working practices and how to improve them
Research output: Other contribution
'Decent work': The politics of a policy concept in Scotland
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Decent Work in Scotland - A job to be done: The Full Labour Market Assessment
Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
Decent Work in Scotland: An Agenda-Setting Analysis
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Press/Media
Poorest Scots left behind as progress stalls on all UN development goals
Press/Media
Report calls for better jobs, not just more jobs
Press/Media
Scotland will miss poverty targets, charities warn ministers
Press/Media
Revealed: the brutal reality of low paid work in Scotland
Press/Media

Projects
The Decent Work in Scotland Project
Project: Research
The University of the West of Scotland-Oxfam Partnership - 'for a more equitable and sustainable Scotland'.
Project: Research