The Worker Support Centre recently published their annual report, documenting another year of supporting workers, advancing labour rights and challenging exploitation. Read the report here: workersupportcentre.org.uk/app/uploads/...

Worker Support Centre@workersupportc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

On 12 May we launch our Annual Report on how workers who pick Scotland’s food & care for our loved ones are driving real change. It tells the story of how we are building a Scotland that welcomes every worker, together. Read more here: workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025-annual-...

On 12 May we launch our Annual Report on how workers who pick Scotland’s food & care for our loved ones are driving real change. It tells the story of how we are building a Scotland that welcomes every worker, together. Read more here: workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025-annual-...

2025 Annual Report – Worker Support Centre

The workers who pick Scotland’s food and care for our loved ones are driving real change. Our new report tells the story of how we are building a Scotland that welcomes every worker, together.

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Caroline Robinson of @workersupportc.bsky.social said "It’s contradictory to introduce a new regulator for the purpose of reducing regulatory burdens. Labour enforcement has been decimated over the past 20 years by successive government cuts". www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch

Cornerstone of the UK’s Employment Rights Act ‘in danger of becoming a dead duck’, says Unite boss

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“Have a heart and care for those who care for you.” Earlier this month we supported a meeting between Social care workers & the Scottish Government. They came to Scotland to do essential work but when the Home Office revoked their employers’ license to sponsor workers,many were left “displaced"

On 7 April the new Fair Work Agency launches. Tomorrow, with @melaniesimms.bsky.social, Prof. Ruth Dukes & Dr Eleanor Kirk @glasgow.ac.uk, we’re bringing together key voices to explore what this shift in labour market enforcement means for workers in Scotland. (image:Zdravka Boudinova-Zdravolina)

We're #hiring for two amazing roles! ⭐A Communications Manager to lead brand new @therobertsontrust.bsky.social funded three year hope based communications work at WSC. ✨A Policy & Participation Officer to support our policy work. Check out both & apply! workersupportcentre.org.uk/get-involved/

Get involved – Worker Support Centre

Explore the ways you can support our work. This includes contributing funds that keep our vital services running, applying for roles with WSC or proposing a collaboration.

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We're hiring! Check out our Policy and Participation Officer role below! Come and join our amazing team and make a real contribution to welcoming every worker to Scotland and ending exploitation. Partner with incredible workers to make change happen, join a movement working for change.

@goodmovesjobs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Policy and Participation Officer @workersupportc.bsky.social - advancing seasonal agricultural and social care workers’ rights by supporting WSC’s policy and advocacy work. 🕗Full time 💵£32,000 – £34,000 📍Perth Find out more at tinyurl.com/mwfuzmwv #Hybrid #Policy #Advocacy #Rights

New Low Pay Commission (LPC) Report, (featuring much WSC evidence!) key findings for seasonal farm workers: - re-iterated that Gvt must ensure minimum standards for housing. - found payslip confusion contributes to lack of trust & transparency. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69807f...

Come and meet our team and find out about our work in this short video. Our newsletter is out now, and features this lovely introduction to the team and how we make change happen together with workers. Check out the video & sign up for our newsletter! www.youtube.com/shorts/zuUD6...

Come & meet the Worker Support Centre!

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Policy and Participation Officer @workersupportc.bsky.social - advancing seasonal agricultural and social care workers’ rights by supporting WSC’s policy and advocacy work. 🕗Full time 💵£32,000 – £34,000 📍Perth Find out more at tinyurl.com/mwfuzmwv #Hybrid #Policy #Advocacy #Rights

Policy and Participation Officer with The Worker Support Centre – Goodmoves

The Worker Support Centre (WSC) is a Scotland based charity. We partner with people who have come to the UK to work on visas or temporary contracts. We provide advice to secure their rights, en...

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We spoke to @rebeccamccurdy.bsky.social for this piece on social care staff shortages. "Caroline Robinson [..] told The Herald that some care workers become displaced “overnight” [..] workers are “being penalised” because their employers lost their licence." www.heraldscotland.com/news/2571006...

‘Neglected in the community’: Home care failings exacerbated by immigration changes

Staff shortages in home care in Scotland has left elderly and vulnerable people "neglected" in the community, it has been claimed.

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It was good to hear The First minister mention Worker Support Centre in his response to @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social on seasonal farm worker housing conditions yesterday at FMQs, but workers need urgent action to ensure standards are in place BEFORE the May elections & the 2026 picking season.

Today BBC reports on one worker's experience of squalid housing on a UK farm. People who pick our food deserve the same basic right as anyone else: a safe, warm place to live. We're calling for urgent implementation of standards for farm worker housing. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fruit farm workers living in 'unsafe' and 'damp' caravans

A video shows some fruit farm workers living in damp, overcrowded and unsafe caravans.

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Welcoming Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney MSP, to our office on Friday We shared our 5 Step Exploitation Prevention Model and shared footage of squalid housing many workers in his constituency live in, paying high rents. Full post on our website! workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/12/15/w...

We believe everyone should be safe, valued and respected at work - no matter our job or nationality. In 2025 workers across Scotland have showed what that looks like in action. Check out our FIRST EVER newsletter to hear more about this work. workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/12/10/w...

WSC 2025 round-up: A year of worker power! – Worker Support Centre

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re proud to share our first newsletter detailing some of the moments where workers led the way, shaped change and built the foundations for a fairer Scotland.

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Help shape the future of social care in Scotland. Join others committed to making a difference & take our short, anonymous survey now. Your voice matters. 👉 bit.ly/48CxbC1 #SocialCare #YourVoiceMatters #CareSector

Thanks! This is the result of tireless effort from the workers with whom we partner, who've spent precious time sharing their views with politicians & gvt on how the UK can ensure seasonal farm worker housing is safe, affordable & warm. Now we work for strong standards that are enforced for all.

Natalie Sedacca@nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Good news from Scotland! Standards are to be introduced for seasonal agricultural worker housing, addressing current issues with many workers reporting poor conditions such as cold, unsafe caravans and high salary deductions @workersupportc.bsky.social workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/12/03/c...

This is something we've raised since "day one" rights were first mentioned. Farm workers here on temporary visas remain without unfair dismissal protections-even when returning every year. Last yr we had 145 dismissal cases: used as a threat, used when people complain, used to maintain power.

Emiliano Mellino@mellino.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Much will be said about this, but I can't help but think that the biggest losers will be seasonal agricultural workers. The six-month threshold is meaningless since their visa forces them to leave the country before it kicks in. It will remain completely legal to sack them unfairly at any time.

How do we create labour enforcement standards that protect all workers in Scotland as the UK's new Fair Work Agency comes into view? Tomorrow we’re bringing together regulators, trade unions & experts to discuss. Read more about this work here: workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/11/25/c...

Creating a labour enforcement standard to protect all workers in Scotland – Worker Support Centre

On Wednesday 26 November 2025, the Worker Support Centre (WSC) will bring together regulators, trade unions and frontline organisations to answer a central question: what should effective labour enfor...

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🆕Seasonal agricultural workers: co-creating resources to enhance rights’ awareness. Report on an event funded by an SCGA engagement award. @workersupportc.bsky.social scga.scot/2025/11/21/s...

The seasonal worker visa’s structure impedes union organising, with workers in the country for no longer than six months. But with the scheme ongoing since the 2019 pilot and looking like it’s here to stay, it makes sense to ask whether major unions could be doing more to overcome these challenges

Emiliano Mellino@mellino.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I've been investigating the huge levels of exploitation faced by workers on the seasonal worker visa for the last few years, and have often asked myself why the trade union movement has ignored these workers. So I spoke to unions, big and small, to try and answer that question.

Great work by @mellino.bsky.social Why no one is organising seasonal workers? We've discussed with workers through 2025 @carolinerobinson.bsky.social WSC “They feel like things have been raised already, and there’s a lack of care about those issues in the UK in general – so what would change?”

Emiliano Mellino@mellino.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The answer isn't that workers themselves are not organisnig. There are several wildcat strikes that fly under the radar, but without support, they often fizzle out. Some have even organised protested at the Home Office, as shown in this photo. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Last week, the @workersupportc.bsky.social (WSC) was featured on a BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Abused for Our Food’ which exposed the reality faced by seasonal farm workers in the UK. You can visit the WSC website to listen to the programme in full. workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/10/24/w...

WSC featured on BBC programme about seasonal farm workers in the UK – Worker Support Centre

This Wednesday 22nd October BBC File on 4 Investigates broadcast a programme about the treatment …

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Apparent proposals to reintroduce employment tribunal fees - last seen in 2013 under the Con-Dem coalition and scrapped following a successful challenge by UNISON - stand to undermine improvements (to some areas) in the Employment Rights Bill @timsharp.bsky.social www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/dont-l...

Don't let tribunal fees undermine the government's Plan to Make Work Pay

The government’s Plan to Make Work Pay promises stronger protections for workers, but apparent proposals to reintroduce employment tribunal fees risk undermining that progress.

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This is really important work… Labour’s Employment Rights Bill may well transform workers’ rights. But only if people can access justice and enforcement of remedies can’t be dodged. Do you really have rights at all, if the barriers to asserting them are so difficult to overcome?

Emiliano Mellino@mellino.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨 Our new investigation out today reveals how thousands of people who've taken their bosses to employment tribunals & won, never got paid, even after they approached the government for help. This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

New report on @scga.bsky.social co-developed by us with students and academics @uofglasgow.bsky.social as part of a project to understand seasonal agricultural workers' rights and entitlements in relation to their 💸 Pay and ✈️ visas In Scotland. ⬇️ Check it out at the link below.

Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot@scga.scot · 10mo ago

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🌱 Who wants to work a 12-hour day and be paid for eight? No one, yet we found widespread underpayment of seasonal farm workers. So we're 💻 calling for policy change & 📝 equipping workers with tools to evidence time & pay. Check our our new post! workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/10/02/m...

Making sure all farm workers are paid for the hours they work – Worker Support Centre

Launching our brand new guide: Know your rights and evidence your work.

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From workers highlighting horrific housing conditions to last week's Scottish Parliament discussion on how to address the gap in oversight. This gap affects @ 45,000 people who come to pick our fruit & veg annually (who spend 20% of their wage on housing) Read @workersupportc.bsky.social blog ⬇️

Worker Support Centre@workersupportc.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🏡 New WSC blog: Housing Many seasonal farm workers live in cold, unsafe caravans without legal protections. Last night Cab Sec for Housing, @mairimcallan.bsky.social confirmed the Scottish Government’s commitment to closing this gap. Read our response! workersupportcentre.org.uk/resources/on...

🏡 New WSC blog: Housing Many seasonal farm workers live in cold, unsafe caravans without legal protections. Last night Cab Sec for Housing, @mairimcallan.bsky.social confirmed the Scottish Government’s commitment to closing this gap. Read our response! workersupportcentre.org.uk/resources/on...

One year of action by and for workers on seasonal worker housing – Worker Support Centre

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We are recruiting! WSC is looking for a new Community Engagement Officer in Perth and Kinross to work with local community groups, organisations and individuals and to connect workers to support that exists locally. Check out the role and share widely: workersupportcentre.org.uk/2025/09/19/w...

WSC is recruiting a Community Engagement Officer to work on our new Building Bridges project – Worker Support Centre

We all want to feel safe, valued and respected at work – no matter who …

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