Fair Work First - conditionality in public sector grants: business and regulatory impact assessment

Annex C – Interview and Survey Questions in Full

Part A – About you

• Name(s)
• Organisation (if applicable)
• Do you consent to your responses being published?
• Which of the following area does your organisation operate in, ie, urban, rural, island etc?
• How many workers does your organisation you currently have?
• Do you currently pay at least the rLW to your workforce?
• Do you have effective voice mechanisms in place in your organisation?

Part B - Questions for Grant Applicants / Recipients

About the grants you have applied for

• What is the average number of grants you have received each year?
• What is the average total value of the grants you receive each year?
• Did your organisation apply for/request grant funding from the Scottish Government or another public sector organisation before 1 July 2023?
  • If yes, were any of your applications successful?
  • If yes – were fair work first principles included in the terms of the grant?
    • Yes – but the rLW and EV conditionality was not included because the grant was awarded before 1 July
    • Yes – and the rLW and EV conditional was included because the grant was awarded on or after 1 July
• Has your organisation applied for/requested grant funding from Scottish Government or another public sector organisation since 1 July 2023?
  • If No, why not?
  • If yes, were any of your applications/requests successful?
  • If yes, who verified your FWF statement? (Trade union or other worker’s representative)
  • If yes, were you able to meet the rLW and effective voice conditions
• If you didn’t meet the rLW conditions, why not? Details of any plans going forward
  • Did you apply for an exception?
    • If yes, what was the outcome?
    • If no, what was the reason?
    • If yes, how did you find the exception process?

Impact Of rLW and Effective Voice Conditions on your Organisation

In relation to rLW

• What have been (or would have been) the main positive impacts of meeting this condition on your organisation?
• What have been (or would have been) the main challenges of meeting this condition on your organisation?
• How has this (or how would this have) impacted on young workers and/or apprentices in your organisation?

In relation to effective voice

• What have been (or would have been) the main positive impacts of meeting this condition on your organisation?
• What have been (or would have been) the main challenges of meeting this condition on your organisation?

Future Look

• In relation to rLW, is there anything you would like to see changed in the Fair Work First conditionality approach that would make it easier to implement?
• In relation to Effective Voice, is there anything you would like to see changed in the Fair Work First conditionality approach that would make it easier to implement?
• Is there anything else you would like to add regarding the application of rLW and Effective Voice in public sector grants that you think we should be considering?

Part C – Questions for Grant Funders

• What is the average number of grants you award each year?
• What is the average total value of the grants you award each year?
• Approximately how many applications / requests for grants have you received from 1 July 2023?
• Approximately how many grant applications / requests met the rLW and effective voice conditions?
• Of those that didn’t meet the rLW, how many requested an exception?
• How many exceptions has your organisation approved?
• If you refused a request for an exception (over and above affordability) what was the reason(s)?
• What, if any, challenges has your organisation experienced in relation to applying the rLW conditionality in your grant(s)
• What, if any, challenges has your organisation experienced in relation to applying the effective voice conditionality in your grant(s)
• In relation to rLW is there anything you would like to see changed in the Fair Work First conditionality approach that would make it easier to implement?
• Is there anything else you would like to add regarding the application of rLW and Effective Voice in public sector grants that you think we should be considering?