EXCLUSIVE: It comes after Social Justice Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville warned of the difficulties of the Scottish Government taking over the decades-old Industrial Injuries Disablement Scheme
The Scottish Trades Union Congress has criticised the Scottish Government after it signalled another delay in Holyrood taking over a vital benefit for people injured at work.
STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer said the Scottish Government "must not delay" because "we cannot countenance any wilful obstruction of the process whilst workers and their families are seeking justice." “This applies to those who, sadly, contracted and still suffer with the impacts of long covid. We can offer that hope by backing Mark Griffin’s Bill.
“As part of the progress of Mark Griffin’s Bill, the Social Justice and Social Security Committee will begin hearing oral evidence this week from some of those who responded to the initial consultation.Scottish politics Sheena, a teacher in Dundee who contracted Covid-19 in early 2020 and now suffers from long covid, said:
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