Publications

 CAS' response to the Scottish Parliament in relation to the draft Scottish Budget 2013-14.

Degrees of Insecurity is based on a CAS survey of nearly 1000 recent Scottish graduates, and reveals that unemployment, low income jobs and skills displacement are issues for many of them.  The report looks at background issues affecting employability and makes several recommendations on how better to support students and graduates with the transition into work.

The recession has a created a situation in which poor employment practices are more common. Based on case evidence from citizens advice bureaux, which shows numerous examples of poor employer behaviour, this report argues that it is in the interests of both employees and good employers that a Fair Employment Commission be establised to help enforce employment rights and responsibilities.

This the fourth in our series of briefing sheets based on the report Being Young Being Heard, and focuses on specific issues that young people are facing in regards to employment - particularly in the current economic climate.

The CAS response to the second year of the Harrington Review, based on the input of over 130 managers, advisers and volunteers from 60 different bureaux across Scotland.

A response from CAS to the Low Pay Commission.

Evidence report looking at the advice and information needs of clients from A8 countries. A8 countries are Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.

The research findings are intended to help Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) better understand the interface between this new client group and the capacity and ability of bureaux to deal with their needs. The research will contribute to the evidence base on new migrants in Scotland and inform CAS’s policy recommendations.

Briefing sheet on employment.

When employment ends, being denied statutory rights - such as wages due,pay in lieu of notice, and proper dismissal procedures – piles on the misery for CAB clients.