Labour will today offer to hold immediate talks with Scottish ministers to implement a workers' charter to improve employees' rights.
Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont will tell the Scottish Trades Union Congress in Dundee that her party "stands ready to work with the Scottish Government right now".
Yesterday the party pledged to introduce quotas to ensure women hold half of seats on Scotland's public boards and to scrap employment tribunal fees for those sacked while pregnant.
Other promises included more free childcare and better pay.
Making the announcements, Shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran said politicians could "deliver for women" as part of the UK. Ms Lamont will suggest action on the Living Wage, tackling corporate homicide and improving health and safety at work.
She will say: "We can do all of these things, and we can do much of it now.
"Indeed, Scottish Labour stands ready to work with the Scottish Government right now to deliver our workers' charter where we can find agreement."
First Minister Alex Salmond told activists at the SNP conference last weekend that he wanted women to make up 40% of company boards in an independent Scotland.
The SNP has also tried to appeal to female voters with pledges on extra childcare after a 'Yes' vote.
The UK Government is reported to be considering introducing quotas to increase the number of women in boardrooms.
Supporters warn that too many women are held back in their careers because of their gender, not their talent.
But opponents argue that they can backfire and even appear tokenistic.
Scottish Labour said a quota would ensure public boards look like the communities they serve.
An SNP spokesman said: "The SNP Government is leading the way when it comes to women and family-friendly policies, and clearly Labour now desperately feels the need to play catch-up."
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