Emma Roddick MSP has highlighted the need to introduce regulations to keep workers safe in the workplace. The SNP MSP highlighted the fact that in the Highlands and Islands, more people work remotely, which means the online world is their office. Given the recent rise in the use of AI in our daily lives, including [...]

Emma Roddick MSP is set to lead a Members' Business Debate on Tuesday 29th October, calling on members of the Scottish Parliament to recognise the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The debate comes after a motion lodged by Ms Roddick gained cross-party support earlier this year. The SNP MSP believes that, for AI to operate [...]

MSP for the Highlands & Islands Emma Roddick has called for MSPs from across parties in the Scottish Parliament to recognise the dangers Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents. Ms Roddick has submitted a motion for debate, raising concerns about AI, which has already been deemed in some studies to be acting independently and in unexpected ways. The SNP [...]

Emma joined locals in Lerwick on Sunday the 28th of April to commemorate International Worker’s Memorial Day. International Worker’s Memorial Day is celebrated internationally every year to remember those who have died at work and to raise awareness of the need to continue pushing for better safety regulations. The day was organised by Joyce Davies, [...]

I will be joining Joyce Davies and members of the local community this Sunday to commemorate International Worker’s Memorial Day in Lerwick. We will gather at the Mareel at 13:30. All are welcome to come down to reflect, speak with others, and share their stories. On Sunday evening, Shetland Arts will be lighting up the [...]

As part of her busy recess schedule, Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has visited Employability Orkney, a charity supporting those with barriers to gaining employment in the islands through a range of sustainable supported employment, training, and volunteering opportunities. Commenting on her visit, Ms Roddick said: “It was fantastic to see first-hand all the [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has said that ‘community empowerment’ must be at the centre of Scotland’s economics as MSPs discuss the transition to a wellbeing economy. During a debate in the Scottish Parliament, Ms Roddick expressed that the UK’s trickle-down economic framework and failure to redistribute wealth was not working for communities in [...]

Highlands and Islands MSP Emma Roddick yesterday hit out at the UK Government’s Post Brexit attack on workers’ Rights in a debate in the Scottish Parliament. In her speech, Ms Roddick highlighted the UK Government’s increased attacks on the rights of workers through the Retained EU Law Bill, the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has been out and about in Uist speaking to several local organisations, parents, and employers with colleagues from the Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee as part of its Poverty and Parental Employment Inquiry. Ms Roddick, Deputy Convenor of the Committee, delivered an introduction on the first [...]

Highlands & Islands MSP Emma Roddick has welcomed UNISON’s Year of Disabled Workers 2022, stating the importance of promoting the social model of disability and highlighting the benefits of inclusivity in the workplace. Speaking in the parliament chamber, Ms Roddick said that disabled people must be encouraged to self-identify as such and called for more [...]