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The government has launched a consultation<\/a> over proposals to link financial incentives for offshore wind companies to fair work standards and skills training for staff, ahead of a further round of clean industry bonuses (CIBs) being allocated.<\/p>\n Sarah Munro<\/a>, employment law expert at Pinsent Masons, said: \u201cThe approach to linking government spending to higher employment standards and boosting trade union representation aligns the offshore wind sector with changes to procurement standards which are impacting infrastructure employers\u201d. <\/p>\n The consultation, which runs until 6 October, looks to explore \u201cpersistent concerns\u201d about workplace standards across parts of the offshore wind sector \u2013 including workforce diversity and social inclusion, and union access \u2013 with the potential to use the CIBs to push for high-quality jobs and workforce protection.<\/p>\n The bonuses were introduced in the seventh and most recent contracts for difference allocation round, with \u00a3544 million allocated as part of the process to improve sustainable supply chains.<\/p>\n A skills criterion is being included in the eighth allocation round aimed at incentivising employers to invest in a skills fund, or to support upskilling at project level \u2013 with the new social value requirements coming into effect as part of the government\u2019s national procurement plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOffshore wind employers may find that new procurement standards reflect the government\u2019s ambition for their sector too,\u201d said Munro.<\/p>\n \u201cThe shape of the future fair work charter may start to emerge fairly quickly as the government plans to convene widespread representation of all key interests this summer.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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