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New chairman

Scottish Fiscal Commission seeks successor for Rice

Dame Susan Rice
Dame Susan Rice will step down next year (pic: Terry Murden) A new chairman is being sought for the body that scrutinises Scottish government finances. Dame Susan Rice will stepRead More

Tax dismay

IR35 change forces a third out of self-employment

Freelance worker
Many freelancers have become full-time employees A third of contractors have left self-employment since the changes to the IR35 tax rules, creating a “mess” that the government must clean up,Read More

Acquisition

MCG adds Sixth Sense to recruitment portfolio

Sarah-and-Richard-Tasker
Perfect fit: Sarah and Richard Tasker MCG Group has acquired Scottish training company Sixth Sense as part of its strategy to build a broad-based recruitment business. East Kilbride-based Sixth SenseRead More

Support package

Funding deal helps ethnic women into work

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Joy Lewis, left and Yvette McLaren Scottish social enterprise AAI EmployAbility has secured funding to help minority ethnic women in Scotland get back to work after career breaks.   ‘Back to Work’, aRead More

Market report

Domino’s hires 8,000 | Daligas fails | Hays fee income rises

Domino's
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 5pm: FTSE 100 at near 19-month highs The blue chip FTSE 100 index closed higher despite rising energy prices and inflation fears. It jumped 66 points,Read More

Labour market

Wages surge as job vacancies hit record high

Wagamama
Hospitality firms are struggling to fill vacancies Job vacancies have hit a record quarterly high of 1,102,000, an increase of 318,000 from the quarter before the pandemic struck. It wasRead More

Brexit and Covid impact

Housing demand from EU students slumps by half

Unite student accommodation
Student accommodation demands have been affected by Brexit and Covid Demand for student accommodation from EU students has slumped by more than half, according to Unite Students. The UK’s biggestRead More

Applicants fall

Wage demands spike as vacancies near all-time high

Employment law
Candidates are pushing up salary demands as vacancies rise Job vacancies continue to soar amid a growing shortage of candidates, forcing up wage demands across the economy. The latest dataRead More

Aviation boost

Flight academy ready for take off in Glasgow

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Nicola Sturgeon tries her hand at a flight simulator Glasgow Science Centre is to become home to the UK’s first Newton Flight Academy, a permanent classroom used to teach studentsRead More

Staff plan

Christie Gillespie opts for employee ownership

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Alistair Christie and Richard Gillespie Two owners of a civil and structural engineering consultancy have adopted an employee ownership model just six years after founding the company. Alistair Christie andRead More