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The Fairer Workplaces Fund offers grant funding to deliver new projects that support flexible working practices and improve diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) within the workplace.

The fund aims to bring benefits to current workplace practices and contribute to the Scottish Government’s wider ambition of creating a Fair Work Nation by 2025. Projects should contribute to reducing the Gender Pay Gap, at least halving the Disability Employment Gap, addressing employment barriers for racialised minorities and over 50s workers, and reducing Scotland’s level of economic inactivity. All of which contributes to the First Minister's key priorities of reducing child poverty and growing the economy.

The fund is firmly rooted in Fair Work principles, ensuring projects help develop progressive workplaces to the benefit of employers, workers, the economy as a whole, and wider wellbeing economy aims.

The Grantee must pay the real Living Wage to all staff aged 16 and over working in Scotland, including apprentices. They must also ensure that any UK-based workers engaged in grant-funded activity are paid at least the real Living Wage - including sub-contractors and agency staff, where applicable. Additionally, the Grantee must provide effective workers' voice channels for all workers, including agency workers. Upon request, the Grantee must also provide necessary information to Scottish Ministers to demonstrate compliance with these obligations.

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Geographical areas funded: Scotland East Ayrshire North Ayrshire South Ayrshire Clackmannanshire Falkirk Fife Stirling East Lothian Edinburgh Midlothian West Lothian East Dunbartonshire East Renfrewshire Glasgow Inverclyde North Lanarkshire Renfrewshire South Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Argyll and Bute Highland Moray Na h-Eileanan Siar Orkney Shetland Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Borders Angus Dundee Perth and Kinross

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue, Core costs

Fund award sizes

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Who can apply

Organisations (including charities/voluntary organisations) working with private and third sector employers in Scotland. This is mainly, but not restricted to, small and medium sized employers (SMEs).

When to apply

The Fairer Workplaces Fund 2024 to 2025 has been cancelled. Following emergency budget controls, the Fairer Workplaces Fund 2024 to 2025 has been cancelled.

Next deadline: 1 Sep 2024

How to apply

Complete the application form and submit via email.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Health care and wellbeing Health education and promotion Organisational development and capacity building Research Respite and holidays Justice, equality and law

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