The CIPD has recently released its annual report, Working Lives Scotland, which benchmarks job quality across Scotland based on the survey responses from over 1,000 Scottish-based workers across various sectors. Split into five ‘fair work’ themes of respect, security, opportunity, fulfilment, and effective voice, this important report offers evidence from which Scottish employers can shape their working practices.
Appreciating that employers may recognise some of the issues highlighted in the report, over a series of articles, we will consider the key findings arising out of each theme and will identify suggested actions for employers which help address these issues.
This first post in our series looks at the theme of respect, which asked workers about their health and well-being, relationships, conflict at work as well as work–life balance.
Below we consider some of the key statistics arising from the theme of ‘respect’ and identify some practical points for employers to consider to address the issues highlighted in the survey.