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NEW RESEARCH SHOWS SCOTTISH WORKERS AREN’T TAKING ANNUAL LEAVE

A nationwide survey has revealed that 40% of Scottish office workers are prevented from taking annual leave, with their requests frequently rejected due to staff shortages, a new nationwide survey has revealed.  The Annual Leave Allowances survey, from Just Eat for Business, reveals how office workers utilise annual leave allowance, how their employer promotes holiday

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SCOTLAND’S GLOBAL RAIL INNOVATION HUB BID CONTINUES

A scheme to create an international rail cluster of excellence in Scotland has been extended following the success of the first phase. Scottish Enterprise has again appointed Scottish Engineering to continue connecting more Scottish businesses with train manufacturers, contractors, academics and research centres. A total of 530 organisations signed up in the initial phase of

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THE UK’S IT INFRASTRUCTURE FAILS TO SERVE 1 IN 4 HYBRID WORKERS

IT experts Mode Solutions have concluded, that on average, a quarter of workers in the UK’s top hybrid and remote working industries are underserved in their home internet requirements. Mode’s analysis of Ofcom’s Connected Nations Open Data helped to determine the viability of a fully remote workforce in industries offering greater flexibility.   The need for

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SCOTTISH SCHOOLS COMPLETE THE PILOT YEAR OF GEN+ LEADERS PROGRAMME

Last term four Scottish schools and 850 pupils have successfully completed the ground-breaking Gen+ programme which is now set to be introduced to thousands more students across the country. The secondary schools that took part in the pilot programme were Barrhead High in East Renfrewshire, Lourdes Secondary in Glasgow, Morgan Academy in Dundee and The

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SCOTLAND TOP IN THE UK FOR EQUITY INVESTMENT IN UNIVERSITY SPINOUTS

Small businesses founded at Scottish universities accounted for the highest number of equity investment deals to UK spinouts last year, according to new figures released by the British Business Bank. Of the 211 equity deals involving spinouts across the UK during 2021, 44 (21% of the total) came from Scottish academic institutions, the highest figure

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MORE SCOTTISH BUSINESSES BORN OUT OF JEALOUSY ACCORDING TO NEW DATA

One in five businesses in Scotland were started because founders were jealous of their former boss, according to new research, with entrepreneurs desperate to experience the freedom of their own business. Start My Business, a business launchpad platform, commissioned the polling of 500 UK SME owners and senior decision makers, via Censuswide, to observe what

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