Established in 2015, the Fair Work Convention is an independent body with a remit to advise Scottish Ministers and promote Fair Work in Scotland. It developed a Fair Work Measurement Framework to track progress in Scotland against the five dimensions of Fair Work (effective voice, security, respect, opportunity and fulfilment).

The Fair Work Convention commissioned Alma Economics to carry out independent research to track Scotland’s progress in this area. To complete this research, we (i) updated the Fair Work Measurement Framework with the latest available data, (ii) conducted a wide review of key data sources to address evidence gaps, (iii) developed a new International Fair Work Nation Framework and benchmarked Scotland’s performance on a list of critical indicators against a group of comparator countries that share similar characteristics to Scotland, and (iv) carried out a rapid literature review to explore success factors in countries that demonstrate leading performance in Fair Work.

Our research helped pinpoint areas where Scotland has made progress and areas where more ambitious steps need to be taken. Our report also highlights a set of policies followed by leading Fair Work countries which would warrant future research in the Scottish context.

➥ Our final report is available here.