Making Fair Work Work for our City: Stories from Edinburgh Employers

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Wednesday, 7th of October 2026
Time: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Location: 15 Calton Rd, Edinburgh EH8 8DL, UK

Join Flexible Working Scotland, Peer Wiorks and The Melting Pot, in collaboration with the Edinburgh Fair Work Action Group, for a free panel session marking Fair Work Day during Challenge Poverty Week.

Hear real, practical stories about what fair, flexible work looks like day to day, from employers putting it into practice and people experiencing it firsthand.

Whether you're an employer looking to learn from good practice, or a jobseeker who wants to know that good, flexible employers genuinely exist, this session is for you.

Come along to hear why fair, flexible work is good for individuals, good for business and good for the economy.

Schedule

• 1:30–2:00pm — Arrival and networking
• 2:00–3:15pm — Fair Work Spotlight Panel
• 3:15–3:30pm — Networking and close

Come for the whole day

The panel follows The Melting Pot and Flexible Working Scotland’s regular Flexible Working Wednesday co-working session, running from 8:30am–12:30pm, followed by The Melting Pot members’ lunch from 12:30–1:30pm.

You’re welcome to join us for the co-working session and lunch before the panel, or simply come along for the Fair Work Spotlight Panel from 1:30pm.

Click below to learn more or book your space!