The chief executive at Ovo Energy has been asked by MPs and unions to explain £40m of loans and cash transfers, after cutting hundreds of Scots jobs. Stephen Fitzpatrick’s company was given £17m in furlough payments after taking over SSE’s retail division in January 2020. The Perth-headquartered business employs around 700 people, with bases in
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Dundee based The Podcast Host is off to a whirlwind start this year launching the world’s first ever generative podcast NFT collection: The Curious Companion. This will be a very short story with 6000+ possible variations, minted on the Solana blockchain for podcast fans to collect and own. It’s an experiment designed to encourage podcasters
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Scotland is at the forefront of the country’s switch to greener motoring according to new figures from the Department for Transport. The figures reveal that from October 1st 2021 to January 1st, Scotland had the highest ratio of publicly accessible rapid charging points for electric vehicles with 12.9 devices per 100,000 residents. Following Scotland are
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A new survey of over 100 SME recruitment agencies across the UK shows most expect to be back to pre-Covid revenue levels by the second quarter of this year as confidence slowly returns to the sector. The survey was carried out by Firefish Software, an award-winning Glasgow-based company that supports over 500 agencies with its
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Several Scottish businesses have begun a six month trial of a four-day working week. Participating companies and organisations will do one less working day, with no loss in pay, based on the 100:80:100 model – 100% of the pay for 80% of the time, in exchange for a commitment to maintain at least 100% productivity.
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A renowned guitar seller is putting its employees “centre stage” by becoming the country’s first musical instrument retailer to move to employee ownership. This restructure means that 60 percent of all guitarguitar shares are now placed into an employee ownership trust [EOT] providing its 160-strong team the majority of the business and its profits. The
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The rising cost of living is having a detrimental impact on savings across Scotland, according to a new report by Accenture. The survey of 184 adults in Scotland found that almost two-thirds of respondents (65%) said the rising cost of living had impacted their ability to save money, while over a third (34%) have not
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Kennedys has signalled its continued commitment to growth in Scotland with two new partner hires. The appointments of Gavin Henderson and Daniela Fusi, both formerly Clyde & Co (Scotland) partners, take the total number of fee earners to 23 across its offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow. More new fee earners expected to join in
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The UK’s most experienced business coaches advise businesses that they must take steps now to maximise the economic recovery predicted post-pandemic. Fergus King (pictured above), Partner of Shirlaws Group, is the keynote speaker at the first two of a brand new series of four Dundee and Angus College events hosted by the Business Partnerships Team.
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Ayr based Alloway Place Dental Practice has become the latest acquisition by Clyde Munro Dental Group. Founded in the 1950s and acquired by husband and wife team James and Jennifer McCall in 2013, the practice serves almost 10,000 patients, many of whom are the third and even fourth generation to use its services. The
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