ALL companies that receive public funding should have trade union representatives on their boards, the Scottish Greens have said.
It comes as the party have pledged a raft of measures to boost workers rights and protections in publicly-funded companies, including the end of zero-hours contracts.
The party also aims to close gender pay gaps and to ban fire and rehire practices, advancing upon previous legislation introduced by the party that mandated all publicly-funded firms have to pay the Real Living Wage.
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Co-leader Ross Greer said: “If there is one thing that dodgy employers are terrified of, it is unionised workers who know their rights.
“Unions have been the single most important force for improving the pay and conditions of generations of workers and forcing an end to some of the worst employment practices in our history.
"That's why the Scottish Greens would make sure their voices are heard in boardrooms across Scotland.
“Democracy shouldn’t stop at the door of the workplace. Decisions about wages, working conditions, and company strategy should all have workers’ voices at their heart.
"That needs workers to be in the room in the first place. When workers have a voice things change for the better.
“The Scottish Government may not have power over employment laws, but it does have power over how it spends public money.
“With the Scottish Greens every major contract and penny of public money would be used to boost workers rights.
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Greer added: “It was the Green MSPs who secured a real living wage for all public sector contractors.
“We will build on that to ensure that public funding only goes to companies who value their workers and who will drive up terms and conditions. Giving those workers a seat at the table is the least that their employer can do.”
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