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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Credit Union

We support employers within the Scottish Registered Charity Sector to support financial well-being in

https://scvo.scot/services/credit-union

Membership

Exclusive membership benefits and support networks A strong community of voluntary organisations of all sizes Shape the future of the voluntary sector in Scotland Membership-exclusive events We regularly run sessions to help you make the most of your membersip. Please sign up for...

https://scvo.scot/membership

HR service

rangeof topics, including: managing long-term sickness redundancies and changing terms and conditionsof employment,reviewing and developing employment policies recruitment issues and recruiting for the first time team,need from recruiting your first member of staff, to developing your job descriptions and drafting an employment,Our policies and guides include all the statutory requirements plus everything you need to be a good employer

https://scvo.scot/services/hr

Recognising the voluntary sector's vital role in our economy 

Our essential sector is a major employer, a partner in delivering public services, and a vital contributor,and development, partnership and prevention, as well as tackling poverty or supporting people into employment

https://scvo.scot/p/89154/2024/03/11/recognising-the-voluntary-sectors-vital-role-in-our-economy

SCVO respond to UK Government Spring Budget

“Our essential sector is a major employer, a partner in delivering public services, and a vital contributor

https://scvo.scot/p/89078/2024/03/06/scvo-respond-to-uk-government-spring-budget

When and how to give a reference

Seeking a referenceEmployer's duty of careContractual term Seeking a reference An employer is under no,However, if the reference is discriminatory, the new employer may itself be liable under the Equality,It is for the new employer to decide whether a reference is satisfactory.,An employer who has relied on a statement by the previous employer and suffered a loss may also be able,A contractual term requiring an employer to give a reference may be implied if it is the employer’s standard

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/leaving-the-organisation/references/giving-references

Employees

An employee is someone who works under an employment contract.,Employers must work out each worker’s status in both employment law and tax law.,Employee Employment rights All employees are workers, but an employee has extra employment rights and,An employment contract may state how long this qualification period is.,, if their employment status is wrong.

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/recruitment-selection/guide-to-employment-status/employees

Guide to providing references

Generally speaking, there is no legal obligation on an employer to provide a reference.,However, it is relatively unusual for employers to refuse, and an employer may be obliged to provide,If an employer chooses to give a reference, it owes a duty to take care in doing so, which means providing,to seek at least one reference and to make any job offer conditional on a satisfactory reference.An employer,provides a reference, it owes a duty of care to both the former employee and the prospective employer

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/leaving-the-organisation/references

Calculating pay and deductions

Employers should use gross pay to determine whether they comply with the NMW legislation.,, tools or equipment)deductions or payments to the employer for the employer’s use or benefit (e.g. deductions,to buy goods or services from the employer which are not connected with employment or required by the,employment contract.,or for the employer’s use or benefit (e.g. pension contributions).

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/rewards-benefits/guide-to-the-national-minimum-wage/calculating-pay-and-deductions

Holiday requests and booking procedures

The Working Time Regulations 1998 broadly speaking state that both an employee and an employer should,give twice as long notice as the period of holiday requested by the employee or required by the employer,In relation to an employer refusing a holiday request, the regulations merely state that an employer,The regulations also permit an employer to stipulate (within reason) when holiday can be taken.,Shutdown periods Employers may stipulate in the contract of employment that a specific amount of holiday

https://scvo.scot/support/hr/leave/guide-to-holiday-entitlement-and-pay/holiday-requests-and-booking-procedures