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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 5d

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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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 7d

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 · 7d

🚨 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...

Thousands of rogue bosses get away with not paying tribunal awards

The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 6d

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.bsky.social · 6d

scga.scot/2025/10/02/s... @workersupportc.bsky.social @catrionacannon.bsky.social

SCGA Insight: Exploitation, Precarity and Vulnerability

The UK Seasonal Worker Visa scheme (SWV), a short-term labour visa route in the UK, is ostensibly beneficial to the UK economy and to foreign worker visa holders. However, despite regulations that see...

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 6d

🌱 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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Caroline Robinson @carolinerobinson.bsky.social · 9d

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 · 14d

🏡 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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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 14d

🏡 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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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 19d

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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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks to support from our friends!
@therobertsontrust.bsky.social @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk @gaatw-is.bsky.social @workrights.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @mellino.bsky.social @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social @maggiechapman.bsky.social @povertyalliance.org @justrightscotland.org.uk

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · 28d

Today we're proud to share 3 major milestones:
🤝 Launching our new Worker Power stream, standing in solidarity with carers who've come to the UK to look after our loved ones.
🌱 A brand new website & look - link in bio!
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Opening our new office in Perth, in the heart of Scotland.

Big news from WSC: Standing in solidarity with the workers who care for us – Worker Support Centre

The Worker Support Centre is really proud to make three big announcements today. We believe …

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thanks to @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social & @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social for joining workers on Scotland's farms & our team to hear experiences of seasonal farm work & for sharing updates on the campaign to make seasonal workers' homes safe.

Richard Leonard @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social · Aug 30

Migrant workers on farms across Scotland spent another night last night in unsafe overcrowded, unsanitary, inhumane accommodation

@brianleishmanmp.bsky.social and I had productive discussions with the @workersupportc.bsky.social on the campaign to end this scandal

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Jul 30

Today #worlddayagainsttrafficking Scottish Government published their new Trafficking & Exploitation Strategy,with prevention at its core.

Read our statement welcoming this new approach, which could represent a significant step forward for Scotland.

workersupportcentre.org.uk/wsc-welcomes...

WSC welcomes new Scottish Government Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy | Worker Support Centre

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Jul 28

Read WSC's full 2024 Annual Report for more casework details and information on action taken in relation to pay and payslips:

workersupportcentre.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Jul 28

During 2024-25 WSC worked alongside colleagues at @tuc.org.uk @workrights.bsky.social @focusonlabour.bsky.social @antislavery.org @landworkersuk.bsky.social @fairsq.bsky.social and ATLEU as the Seasonal Worker Interest Group to highlight this issue with the DLME and Low Pay Commission.

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Jul 28

See Kevin's (pseudonym) article about his experiences working in seasonal agriculture in the UK in 2024 including reflections on pay and payslips here in the Scottish Left Review:

scottishleftreview.scot/picking-with...

Picking Without Freedom: The Struggle of Seasonal Workers

Kevin, a seasonal agricultural worker from Uzbekistan, and Caroline Robinson of the Workers' Support Centre, are pioneering a new model for building workers' power.

scottishleftreview.scot

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Jul 28

See Valeria Ragni, WSC Operations Manager, detailed review of payslips shared with WSC by workers throughout 2024 here:

workersupportcentre.org.uk/time-to-make...

Time to make work pay | Worker Support Centre

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Jul 28

See @everebecca.bsky.social piece in @theguardian.com on this in Feb 2025, with expert support from a 2024 seasonal agricultural worker.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘Exploited’ migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours

Call for investigation into unfair payment for labourers on seasonal visa scheme

www.theguardian.com

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Jul 28

Seasonal agricultural workers reported wage theft & widespread payslip confusion in 2024, we partnered with workers to highlight this issue.

So we're pleased that the UK Director of Labour Market Enforcement has now committed to a review on payslips
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68779f...

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Jul 21

New: joint Seasonal Worker Interest Group response to UK Gvt co-commissioned research on an Employer Pays Principle for workers in seasonal agriculture
workersupportcentre.org.uk/wp-content/u...

We need a safe & ethical scheme that doesn't place seasonal agricultural workers at risk of debt bondage

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Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · Jul 17

We make this statement as a member of the Seasonal Worker Interest Group, alongside our colleagues at @focusonlabour.bsky.social @workersupportc.bsky.social
@landworkersuk.bsky.social
@fairsq.bsky.social @antislavery.org
and ATLEU

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Jul 2

Lovely note of the meeting between WSC Ops Manager Valeria Ragni, & Outreach Caseworker, Iryna Pakhil & the Kincardine & Mearns CAB @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social here:
www.kamcab.org.uk/news/week-no...

Our work is made so much stronger by the partnerships we build across Scotland & the UK.

Week Notes- 21st March 25 | Kincardine and Mearns Citizens Advice Bureau

Week Note 21st March 25 In amongst the usual flurry of a working week I always like to pick up the Golden Nuggets that appear amongst the fast-flowing river of week and the Theme that emerges this wee...

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Jun 19

Yesterday we opened our new office at WASPS Creative Exchange in Perth! (come & visit!)

This involved building furniture, rehoming beautiful plants, setting up kebab, music & seats & having a lovely AGM and party.

Heres a wee glimpse from our mini staff & Trustees photo shoot in the new office.

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · Jun 3

New by @mellino.bsky.social UK Gvt commissioned report explores "Employer Pays Principle" for agricultural worker recruitment costs.

WSC Director @carolinerobinson.bsky.social
"raised concerns that some of the report’s proposals, like introducing a loan system, could in fact worsen exploitation"

Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · Jun 3

And on our site: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Farms and supermarkets could pay seasonal workers' recruitment costs,…

Government study says upfront fees could be passed along supply chain to prevent debt and exploitation

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · May 22

For more information on the gap in regulation and oversight for Seasonal Agricultural Worker tied-accommodation affecting thousands of workers across the UK, read our briefing.

workersupportcentre.org.uk/wsc-publishe...

WSC publishes new briefing on seasonal worker accommodation | Worker Support Centre

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Worker Support Centre @workersupportc.bsky.social · May 22

This Tuesday @ariane-burgess.bsky.social shared WSC cases of unsafe agricultural worker accommodation in the Scottish Parliament.

Her amendment to the Housing Bill tried to tackle lack of oversight of this housing.

Scottish Government says its addressing this.

We look forward to hearing how.

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Anti-Slavery International @antislavery.org · May 19

We cannot uphold human rights for some and not others. Workers’ rights are fundamentally intertwined with migrant rights.

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