Social dialogue in Scotland: Experiences of employers and their representative organisations in policy making around skills and training

Author: Professor Melanie Simms

PDF Published: Thursday 04 Nov 2021 (SB 21-78)

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- Summary
- Background - What is social dialogue
  - Why is social dialogue so important in the area of skills and training?
  - Why focus on employers and their representative organisations?
  - The Scottish context
- Project aims and findings
  - Structures of employer representation in Scotland
  - Do employers’ representative organisations believe they have the appropriate technical capacity and expertise to participate in social dialogue?
  - Do employers’ representative organisations see political will and commitment to engage in social dialogue on the part of all parties?
  - Do employers’ representative organisations believe there to be a respect for fundamental rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining from all parties?
  - Do employers’ representative organisations believe there is appropriate institutional support for social dialogue
  - Headlines from stakeholder interviews
- Recommendations
- Case studies - social dialogue in other countries
  - Denmark
    
    Danish representative organisations
    
    Where are social partners represented in Denmark?
    
    Social dialogue around skills and training in Denmark
  - Singapore
    
    Singapore representative organisations
    
    Where are social partners represented in Singapore?
    
    Social dialogue around skills and training in Singapore
- Fair Work Commission in Wales
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Industry Leadership Groups review. (2020, July). Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/industry-leadership-groups-review/

Eureopan Centre for the development of vocational training. (2012). Vocational education and training in Denmark. Retrieved from https://www.cedefop.europa.eu/files/4112_en.pdf

Singapore Tripartism Forum. (2020). Tripartism in Singapore. Retrieved from https://www.tripartism.sg/page/Tripartism-in-Singapore/

International Labour Organisation (ILO). (2010). Tripartism and social dialogue in Singapore. Retrieved from https://apirnet.ilo.org/resources/tripartism-and-social-dialogue-in-singapore

International Labour Organisation (ILO). (2020). Social Dialogue and the Future of Work. Retrieved from https://www.theglobaldeal.com/resources/Thematic-Brief-Social-Dialogue-and-the-FoW.pdf

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