...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...

...Anastasios Hadjisolomou; Irma Booyens; Tayler Cunningham; Dennis Nickson; Thomas Baum Purpose This article provides an evaluative benchmarking analysis of fair work in the hospitality sector between Scotland and selected Nordic, European and Australasian countries using the same set of fair work...

...Kirsteen Grant; Gillian Maxwell; Susan Ogden Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore empirically manager and employee views on employees’ skills utilisation in organisations in Scotland. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaires to managers and employees, plus three case...

... study of intermediate occupations in Scotland which set out to explore changing systems of initial skill creation and related problems of skill by embedding these systems within the broader canvas of skill ecosystems. Findings Operationalising skill ecosystems not only provided a framework from...

...Doris Ruth Eikhof; Christ Warhurst; Axel Haunschild; Sarah Wise; Chris Smith; Raffaella Valsecchi; Frank Mueller; Jonathan Gabe Purpose The purpose of this article is to assess whether tele‐nursing in Scotland (NHS24), when compared with traditional face‐to‐face nursing, facilitates greater...

... and its focus on Scotland may limit the generalisability of the findings into other sectors or regions. Practical implications In light of the evolving work‐life balance legislative framework, this article should be of practical interest to trade unions, practitioners and academics. It demonstrates...

...Gill Maxwell; Laura Rankine; Sheena Bell; Anna MacVicar Purpose The aim of this article is to investigate the incidence and impact of FWAs in smaller businesses in Scotland, as an integral part of a recent European Social Fund project. From theoretical perspectives it discusses the influences...

..., a practical development of managing diversity is discussed in a longitudinal case study of a proactive diversity initiative in BBC Scotland. This latter definition is adopted for the paper because it concentrates on individual differences, and not the “working patterns of white males” that is arguably...

...Michael Sanderson; James Taggart Previous research has highlighted the trend that ACAS advice has long been held in high esteem by both employers and employees alike. A study of small to medium sized manufacturing establishments in Renfrewshire, Scotland, suggests that employers prefer partial...

... of the principal reasons advanced for explaining low unionization in the industry before proceeding to focus on the attitudes of hotel managers towards these explanations. Reports research based on interviews with managers in Scotland, during which individuals were asked to respond to a range of points with a view...

... doubts about the potential for union success in the industry. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Employee attitudes Hotel and catering Scotland Service industries Trade Unions Employee Relations 14,3 20 Hotel and Catering Industry Employees' Attitudes towards Trade Unions Ian R. Macaulay and Roy C...

... given considerable non‐response to its questionnaire. ACAS proved to be especially important to small firms in a Scottish rural area, calling into question the decline in help by ACAS to this area of industry. ACAS Scotland Small business United Kingdom Advice the Cinderella Service of ACAS...