Young people’s charities have joined forces with the national agency for youth work to support jobseekers impacted by Covid-19.
Equality News Update: Scottish Legal News: Janis McDonald: Time to invest in inclusive communication
Janis McDonald, chief officer at deafscotland, highlights the importance of inclusive communication – sharing information in a way that everybody can understand.
Equality News Update: Daily Record: Scotland’s first Queer cafe offering a ‘safe sober space’ and vegan food launched by Edinburgh pals
Two Edinburgh based friends have raised thousands in order to bring a vibrant sober queer cafe to the city.
Equality News Update: Third Force News: Covid-19 has “supercharged” inequalities
Covid-19 has supercharged inequalities for disabled people, a new report has claimed.
Equality News Update: tes: Covid rules leaving poor children ‘very little to eat’
Concerns that Covid-19 restrictions are leaving poorer children with "very little to eat" have been raised in the Scottish Parliament.
Equality News Update: Scottish Housing News: Audit Scotland: Public spending must adapt to COVID-19
Audit Scotland’s latest briefing paper has found that the coronavirus pandemic will have significant consequences for public spending in Scotland now and well into the future.
Equality News Update: Third Force News: Fearts for disabled youngsters facing double disadvantage
More than half a million disabled young people will be hit by a double disadvantage as they try to move from education to employment unless urgent action is taken, disability groups have warned.
Equality News Update: Fife Today: Rise in the number of unemployed young people in Fife
The number of young people claiming out-of-work benefits in Fife has risen since March, according to new figures.
Equality News Update: Scottish Government News: Decrease in gender employment gap over last decade
The gender employment gap, which measures the difference between the employment rates for men and women, decreased from 8.2 percentage points in 2009 to 6.3 percentage points last year.
Equality News Update: Third Force News: Project to support isolated workers
A new project has been launched to help remote workers embrace innovation.
FCE Press Release: Fife Disabled Woman Wins Discrimination Case
Fife Centre for Equalities (FCE) helped a local disabled woman to win her discrimination case after she was dismissed by her employer.
Equality News Update: The Independent: Female apprentices face gender pay gap and are more likely to be illegally underpaid, study finds
Young women beginning apprenticeships face a gender pay gap that sees them paid six per cent less than their male counterparts, a study has revealed.
Equality News Update: STV: Call for more laws to support young people with disabilities
Campaigners say those with additional needs face a 'cliff edge' at the end of their teenage years.
Equality News Update: BBC News: Disabled workers suffer pay penalty
Disabled employees are paid 12.2% less than their non-disabled peers, according to official data.
Equality News Update: Scottish Government News: Supporting equality at work
An £800,000 fund to reduce workplace discrimination and inequality is now open for applications.