People working on Scottish government contracts should be paid the living wage. That's according to Dunfermline MSP Cara Hilton.
People working on Scottish government contracts should be paid the living wage.
That's according to Dunfermline MSP Cara Hilton.
Holyrood is currently debating the Procurement Reform Bill, which will change the way public contracts are handed out to private companies.
It covers things such as goods and services, and the provision of stationary to the delivery of major capital projects.
Dunfermline member Cara Hilton says staff should be paid 7.45 pounds an hour, instead of 6.31.
Public sector work is worth at least 9 billion pounds a year in Scotland.
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