Devolving Employment Legislation to Scotland

“The strength of devolution is that a smaller administration can try different approaches that would be complex and slow to deliver across the UK. A new constructive model of industrial relations and modern employment rights to replace the failed model facilitated by poor legislation from Westminster. In particular, we point to the Scandinavian model that fits a country like Scotland in scale and culture. These economies have managed to be socially inclusive and egalitarian, flexible, innovative and internationally competitive. We offer this paper as a practical guide to delivering a new model through devolution.”