A “Specialist division” of Hays, Hays Technology has formed a partnership with FinTech Scotland with the aim of ensuring a healthy pipeline of tech talent. FinTech Scotland is a cluster management organisation which enables collaborative innovation in the financial services sector. This comes after new research shows that nine of the top 20 salary increases […]
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Edinburgh-based angel syndicate, Equity Gap, has reached a £25m investment following its most successful year to date. Leveraging additional funding of over £100m for investee companies since its launch, these investments have helped create over 500 high quality jobs in Scotland, worth around £20m each year to the economy. As it stands 37 companies make
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The Insolvency Service has been granted new powers to tackle unfit directors who dissolve companies to avoid paying their liabilities. The new legislation extends the Insolvency Service’s powers, on behalf of the Business Secretary, to investigate and disqualify company directors who abuse the company dissolution process. The Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act
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A Scottish Borders-based cable company has announced the acquisition of a rival firm in Dubai. Emtelle said the deal for Afripipes was the first in a series of announcements which aim to “expand its global footprint”. It said the expansion would put it in a better position to “deliver excellence worldwide”. Once completed Emtelle said
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A rail union has criticised the choice of a new chief operating officer for Scotland’s railway system, due to her lack of industry experience. Joanne Maguire, who currently has a senior role with a university, will take up her new position when Abellio’s contract to run ScotRail ends. But Aslef described the decision to appoint
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The Scottish government has approved planning permission for a tennis and golf centre near Dunblane following an appeal by the developers. Stirling Council had rejected plans for the Park of Keir development, which also includes housing and a hotel. However, Scottish ministers overruled the decision, saying the benefits of the £37.5m plan would “outweigh” the loss
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Glasgow-based Chartered Accountant Wylie & Bisset’s Internal Audit Department (pictured) has secured an outcome of ‘full compliance’ following a recent External Quality Assessment from The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors. With the Institute indicating that approximately just a quarter of all External Quality Assessments result in full compliance, this achievement is all the more impressive given
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Edinburgh based tech startup Pawprint closes its latest crowdfund tonight as it wraps up an incredible year of growth. In 2021 the carbon reducing employee engagement platform has seen the business attract over 18000 users, sign up 31 businesses, achieve B corps status and more than double its headcount from 12 to 30 full time
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A teachers’ union is calling for a delay in reopening schools after the Christmas holiday because of the rapid spread of Omicron. The Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA) says there are already staffing issues and the problem is likely to get worse. However, the Scottish government has insisted there are currently no plans to close
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Plans to raise the state pension age from 66 should be shelved because we are not living as long as previously expected, a new report has suggested. Current plans would see the age at which people are eligible for the state pension go up to 67 by 2028, and then eventually to 68. Consultant LCP
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