Fair Work First: guidance - March 2023

Errata

An errata was made to this document on the 20/02/2024.

Please note that Annex A contains an error in relation to the text underneath the ‘Local Government’ box. The text should read as follows:

‘RLW and EV conditionality do not apply to the local government general revenue grant; however local authorities are committed to progressing shared Fair Work priorities for their workforce and will continue to consider how these can best be progressed with local partners.’
The diagram will be corrected in the forthcoming updated guidance.

Errata

An errata was made to this document on the 17/05/2023. Minor changes to text were made to this document.

The HTML and PDF have been amended to reflect these changes.

Additional Changes

On 08/12/23 new supporting documents were published:

• Supporting guidance on the application of the real Living Wage condition in relation to UK-based staff and workers
• Supporting guidance on limited exceptions to the real Living Wage condition in public sector grants
• A template for organisations to request an exception to the real Living Wage condition
• A template for local authorities to request an exception to the real Living Wage condition for Scottish Government grants

Please note that the updates outlined in the new supporting guidance will shortly be reflected in the Fair Work First Guidance document.  In the meantime, please refer to the supporting documents when considering the scope of the application of the real Living Wage condition to UK-based staff and workers and limited exceptions to the real Living Wage condition.