Advice service launches employment rights campaign

MORAY Citizens Advice Bureau has launched a new campaign to help young people know more about their employment rights.

Do the Rights Thing aims to guide youngsters to where they can seek advice online, while empowering them to take action when their rights are not being upheld.

The campaign, which is taking place across Scotland through the Citizens Advice network, is also encouraging young people to share their experiences of poor employment practices through an online interactive form.

Moray Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) manager, Mary Riley, said: "Knowing your rights at work is very important at any age but particularly for young people who are often trapped in a cycle of insecure work, low pay and limited opportunities.

"That’s why as part of our Do the Rights Thing campaign our social policy team will be awareness-raising by distributing information posters to a variety of employers and outlets throughout Moray and displaying an information board in our waiting room during the campaign period."

"This will give young people in Moray the confidence around knowing their employment rights and empower them to take action when they are not being upheld."

Detailed information on rights in the workplace is available on CAB's Advice for Scotland website – www.citizensadvice.org.uk/scotland/dotherightsthing/ – while those Under 25 can also visit dotherightsthing.typeform.com/to/I9DgqB to submit personal experiences.

Mary continued: "Our Advice for Scotland website is a fantastic resource with easy to understand information about your rights at work and we're also asking young people to submit their bad experiences at work online.

"You don’t have to give your name or personal details if you don’t want to and by taking part you’ll be able to inform our future work as we continue to stand up for young people in Moray."

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