Guide promotes fair working practices in Scotland

A guide aiming to help workplaces develop fair working practices in Scotland’s creative and culture sectors has been published.

Commissioned by Creative Scotland and published by Culture Radar, the Ilustrated Fair Work Guide for Employers features case study examples and illustrations to promote fair work practices for employers.

The guide, which includes support for both employees and freelancers, outlines five dimensions of Fair Work: effective voice, opportunity, fulfilment, respect and security.

It has been developed following the implementation of the Scottish Government’s Fair Work Action Plan 2021, which set the goal of Scotland becoming a leading Fair Work Nation by 2025, through developing progressive workplace policies including the adoption of a Real Living Wage.

Creative Scotland Chief Executive Iain Munro said the guidance “will help to create the conditions for more meaningful and sustainable opportunities to work across, and progress through, the sector.”   

Culture Radar’s Jeanie Scott, who wrote the guide, added: “The creative and cultural sector is a complex and varied beast, with no two workplaces the same and a heavy reliance on freelance workers at all levels.

“For this reason, this short guide could never be a step-by-step tool, or a rule book for applying Fair Work across the board 

“Instead, we’ve laid out this guide with key information about Fair Work, alongside inspiring, real-life examples of what Fair Work looks like in practice in our sector now.”