The Deputy Prime Minister has said low-paid workers in Scotland will benefit from new workers rights coming into force this year.
Angela Rayner is visiting businesses in Glasgow to highlight the Employment Rights Bill.
She said around 100,000 workers on zero-hours contracts will benefit from enhanced protection, and low-paid staff will get a pay boost with a rise in the national Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.
However, there are also concerns that the Government's increase in employer National Insurance contributions could lead to wage growth stalling.
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has warned that Labour's decision risks harming economic growth, highlighting estimates that Scotland faces more than £2 billion in higher taxes next year as a result of the autumn Budget.
The cost of the National Insurance decision for Scotland’s directly-employed public sector is reported to be well over £500 million, and when costs include the likes of childcare settings, colleges, and adult social care, it is around £750m, prompting concerns over stalling wage growth.
Rayner said there has been a big rise in workers on zero hours contracts in the last decade, which led to the bill being published.
She said: “Our landmark plan to make work pay has already delivered one of the biggest pay boosts on record and it is working people in Scotland who will benefit the most.”
"Our Employment Rights Bill will make work pay in Scotland and tackle the insecurity, inequality and low pay that have held back workers and businesses for too long.”
The visit includes meeting staff at McAllister Litho, a printing firm in the city.
Rayner is also visiting BAE Systems Govan shipyard where a new Ship Hall is under construction to build the latest Type 26 Frigates for the Royal Navy.
