Elaine said: “I feel so proud to win the Charity Champion category of the SCVO Scottish Charity Awards,A special commendation was also made in this category to Euan MacDonald from Euan’s Guide.,Befriending services; Adult Carers & Dementia Services; Vintage Vibes, addressing isolation in over 60’s; Employment,employee applications have increased, and income has gone up by 300% despite having no fundraising posts,A special commendation was also made in this category to Moira Anderson Foundation.
https://scvo.scot/scottish-charity-awards/previous-winners/winners-2020
These fall broadly into three categories: the need for Gift Aid to be considered alongside the devolution,of income tax; the prescriptive nature of the social security and employability clauses; and the lack,Social Security and Employability SCVO and many others in the third sector have called for the full devolution,of social security and employment powers (with the exclusion of pensions) from the outset of the Smith,Clause 26 - Employment support Again, SCVO agrees with the Devolution Committee’s conclusion that clause
https://scvo.scot/p/9890/2015/08/14/scvo-response-to-devolution-committee-call-for-written-evidence-on-the-scotland-bill
SCVO’s discussion paper on employability, social justice and contribution raises fundamental questions,Homeless Action welcomes the broadening of the concept of employability beyond traditional paid employment,For example the inclusion of categories such as graduate interns and undergraduate placements (rather,Good employers also have an important role to play in a contribution-based discussion and it is unfortunate,Valuing contribution must not mean devaluing individual employment choices.
https://scvo.scot/p/10307/2015/10/12/contribution-must-not-reinforce-inequality-and-exclusion
The third sector has a shared ambition for employment in Scotland; centred on driving up employment standards,Such employment merely benefits the flexibility desired by employers, whilst failing to put employees,Employment, employability and contribution
The experience of our sector is that when people are already,the space to realise how they can best contribute to society outside the traditional Beveridge-era categories,The social contract which has governed our welfare state in the post-war era appears out-dated in the
https://scvo.scot/p/13428/2016/07/24/reference-briefing-scotlands-labour-market-strategy-july-2016
Households in this category are also more likely to consume higher levels of sugars than more affluent,Employment
When it comes to employment the key areas for the third sector are fair work; the living wage,at the heart of employability support - emphasising the need to prioritise self-directed support, as,are good links with those services and devolved policy areas which affect employability.,To use a single example, employment is clearly linked to poverty, health and educational outcomes.
https://scvo.scot/p/12643/2016/06/22/scvo-briefing-creating-a-fairer-scotland
