Posts by Amy McGilp

Legal Services Agency celebrates Pro Bono Week 2024. Pro Bono Week takes place annually and celebrates lawyers giving free legal help to those who need it. Part of Legal Services Agency’s work is carried out pro bono. Our vision is one of a fair society where social justice is available to those who might otherwise…

The Everyone Home collective, of which Legal Services Agency is a member, are a collective of organisations who support people affected by homelessness. The collective has warned that people forced to sleep rough in Scotland could die this winter because of a severe lack of accommodation amid record levels of homelessness. The Everyone Home collective…

Legal Services Agency welcomes the publication of the Employment Rights Bill, which was published on the 10th of October 2024. The Bill, according to Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, delivers: “the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation, boosting pay and productivity with employment laws fit for a modern economy.” In our view,…

Legal Services Agency is pleased to announce the publication of our new Employment Law Guide, written by volunteer Erin Sweeney and trainee solicitor Michael Sweeney, as part of our Employment Law Project. Our experience in this area has highlighted that many people do not know what their options are when their employment rights have been…

LSA welcomes the coming into force of the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (‘The Act’)  from the 1st of October 2024. This new legislation is important as it promotes fairness for workers in the hospitality industry “by ensuring that the tips consumers leave in recognition of good service and hard work are going to the workers…

Listening to lived and frontline experience is crucial to addressing homelessness. St-Martin-in-the-Fields Charity, who fund LSA’s Disrupting Cycles of Disadvantage: Early Intervention in Homeless Project, have collected feedback from over one thousand frontline workers across the UK who are supporting people experiencing homelessness. Their survey found that the demand for homelessness services is increasing, which…

Legal Services Agency is proud to share that our Employment Law Project has helped improve individuals’ financial circumstances by over £1,000,000. Our Employment Law Project provides employment advice to people throughout Scotland. We also provide support to fellow grassroots advice agencies and aim to bring together stakeholder expertise to challenge inequality and injustice in the…

Legal Services Agency is pleased to announce that we will be piloting a four-day working week. Beginning in October, the pilot will span six-months. Our pilot means that full-time members of staff at Legal Services Agency will see their working hours reduced from 35 hours over five days, to 32 hours over four days, with…

July was Disability Pride Month. Disability Pride Month is celebrated every July to promote visibility, awareness, and acceptance of the disabled community. It serves as an opportunity to highlight the achievements of disabled individuals, whilst also raising awareness of ableism. Ableism is the discrimination of someone because of their disability or medical condition. This year’s…

Legal Services Agency is pleased to announce the publication of our new Disability Discrimination Guide, as part of the Disability and Social Justice Project. Our work with disabled organisations and charities has highlighted that many disabled people are not aware of their rights in relation to service providers, and that they are unsure how to…