The Deputy Prime Minister 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.
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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: “This is a government on the side of Scottish workers.
“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.
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Union leaders have backed the potential of the Bill, to make big improvements to low paid workers.
Roz Foyer, General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, said: “The Employment Rights Bill, if fully enacted, can be the biggest upgrade in workers’ rights seen for a generation. Empowering workers to take a role in the setting of shifts and working hours is a win-win, boosting worker satisfaction and productivity .
“We look forward to working with the UK Government, unions and employer organisations to ensure every worker from every nation has these same rights and same sense of empowerment.”
