STUC

Roz Foyer, general secretary of the STUC, said school support workers had "no choice" but to take action later this month to get a fair pay deal.

A joint statement was issued by Underbelly, the Better Than Zero campaign, the Unite union and the STUC.

The bill has the support of Scottish trade union body, the STUC.

Mr McDonald, an SNP representative, added: "The Private Member's Bill I have brought forward has received the support of the STUC, NUS, and the Better than Zero campaign - who are to be commended for the excellent work they have done in documenting and challenging exploitative work practices in different industries."

“Any impact on jobs from the announcement this week is likely to be minor,” scoffs Stephen Boyd, the STUC’s assistant secretary.