...Jean Jenkins; Helen Blakely; Rhys Davies Purpose This article is a short commentary on the nature of Fair Work and the part it can play in the struggle to improve workers' conditions. The discussion considers Wales as well as Scotland, and also references Fair Work Charters in England, in its...

...Pedro Mendonça; Anastasios Hadjisolomou; Nadia K. Kougiannou Purpose This article examines how platform gig work in Scotland, which remains absent from both the fair work agenda, aligns with or diverges from, Scotland's fair work framework. Specifically, it discusses the employment practices...

...Paul Quigley Purpose This article examines how apprenticeships contribute to Fair Work in Scotland by comparing two large organisations and analysing how differing employer motivations appear to shape apprenticeship design, delivery and outcomes. Design/methodology/approach The article draws...

...Patricia Findlay Purpose This article deploys public policy framing to identify how policymakers can support fair work and assesses the impact of policy interventions to improve fair work practice in Scotland since 2015. Design/methodology/approach The article draws on a systematic review...

...) and their respective associations. Findings We find consistent gaps in fair work, with differences between organisational characteristics (occupations, sectors and business size) and individual characteristics (gender, age and disability). We can see evidence of job quality clustering, with several positive...