The latest Quarterly Insights Survey from Hays, the leader in specialist recruitment and workforce solutions, has revealed that, whilst 68% of employers in Scotland are offering hybrid working, just 44% of those surveyed expect staff to be required to work more regularly in the office over the next 12 months. Nearly a quarter of workers
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Journalists at a newspaper group have withdrawn plans to strike on two days in a dispute over compulsory redundancies. Staff at National World Scotsman Publications had been due to walk out on 26 August and 2 September. The group’s publications include The Scotsman, Edinburgh Evening News and Scotland on Sunday. The National Union of Journalists
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The Scottish Women’s Premier League (“SWPL”) has announced a new and improved three-year deal with BBC ALBA and BBC Scotland for live matches and highlights of the League. The new agreement with both stations, which runs until the end of the 2024/25 season, is the biggest with the channels since they began covering the women’s
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Bin workers at 15 Scottish councils will go on strike in a new wave of industrial action later this month. The Unite union said about 1,500 members would walk out from 24 August to 31 August over a pay dispute. It follows the first wave of strikes in Edinburgh this week during the city’s International and
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Scottish spending power is fuelling strong high street growth, while other UK towns and cities lag behind, according to new data on high street spending. The insights, from takepayments’ bi-annual research into high street spending have revealed how high streets across the country are continuing to navigate their Covid recovery. Interestingly, the top three places
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RMT members have voted to reject the latest pay offer from ScotRail, with the union’s negotiating team set to meet bosses today to seek an improved offer. A statement from the union whose members include ticket examiners, conductors and station staff on Friday says members rejected management’s offer by 60 to 40 percent in a referendum.
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Students have faced challenges since the pandemic began and this year will be the first time they’ve faced in-person exams since 2019. The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has said this year’s exams have been graded “generously” after two years of disruption. In a letter to pupils, signed by 18 business leaders, firms have committed to
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Between December and March parts of Glasgow were transformed into Gotham City as it was the location for DC’s Batgirl. In a cinematic first it was the only movie to be entirely filmed in Glasgow. Sadly it was confirmed earlier this week that Warner Bros Discovery had cancelled the movie despite already spending $70 million
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Business Connect is delighted to announce the top contenders that have been shortlisted in The Scottish SME Business Awards 2022. Voted for by the public, the awards will be hosted virtually next month and will commend creative and successful SME’s from across Scotland that have pushed the boundaries of innovation and imagination in their enterprise.
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The CEO of Scotland’s leading Esports event company is preparing to travel to Birmingham as Team Scotland takes its seat at the Commonwealth Games for the first time in history. James Hood (pictured above), who launched Dundee-based Esports Scotland five years ago, was unveiled as Team Manager for Scotland for the Commonwealth Esports Championships (CEC)
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