New laws on shared parental leave “needed to close gender pay gap”
Legislation to make shared parental leave compulsory will be needed to help close the gender pay gap, according to a report on the workforce of the future by legal firm Burness Paull.
The Future Chemistry...
CalMac expands apprenticeship programme
Ferry operator CalMac is expanding its Modern Apprenticeship (MA) programme to include harbour operations.
The company has joined forces with Forth Ports Ltd to devise a new Port Operations MA, the first time the port...
Digital DYW in Dundee
While Millennials and Gen Z are digital natives, they do not automatically have the skills needed for the future workforce.
At the same time, the current work force can learn from young people’s digital skills,...
Executives Stretched… leadership training with a difference!
Employees from all over Scotland were put through their paces at Exercise Executive Stretch during a weekend of leadership training at Redford Barracks in Edinburgh. Over 50 participants from a range of businesses took part...
The changing world of electricity
The power generation industry has seen a growing number of exciting developments in recent years, and at Clyde Blowers Capital (CBC) we are encouraged by the increased levels of investment into the sector as...
Entrepreneurship at heart of Chamber’s agenda
As the new president of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, I will be standing on the shoulders of many giants from the last 235 years.
One aspect of the Chamber of which I am acutely aware...
Are you feeling a little ‘Out of Kilter’ with our Scottish ‘Tartan’ tax?
Lynn Gracie
Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP, Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors
The 2018/19 Scottish budget was passed by Holyrood on 21 February, but what does this really mean for Scottish Tax Residents
Tax ‘Winners’ - Derek...
New chapter for RoS
There is never a dull day at Registers of Scotland (RoS), but we had a particularly exciting new chapter open before us at the start of April, as we welcomed Jennifer Henderson as the...
Project helping Scotland’s creative industry up its game
A pioneering project focusing on how to use intellectual property (IP) to sustain and grow the videogame industry in Scotland has been launched by the University of Glasgow.
The project investigates how more Scottish...
Expanding Scottish business connections to China
The Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network will be leading a cross-sector trade delegation to China between 14th – 21st April 2018. The trade delegation will visit Bejing, Yantai & Jinan in the Shangdong province...