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Care sector urged to ‘raise its game’ to fill rising vacancies

Lynn Bell
Lynn Bell: perfect storm A Scottish care provider wants the sector to “raise its game” as it struggles to attract staff to fill rising vacancies. Hamilton-based LOVE@care has launched aRead More

Ground-breaking deal

Standard Life Aberdeen gives parents full paid leave

Standard Life Aberdeen
New parents will get new rights Standard Life Aberdeen is the latest company to introduce nine months full-paid leave for all new parents. The company says this a ground-breaking moveRead More

Expansion for support firm

Multrees turns to apprentices as company expands

Chris Fisher
Chris Fisher: ‘confidence’ Multrees Investor Services, which provides support to wealth managers and private banks, will be hiring more apprentices to help fill vacancies. The company, which has £11 billionRead More

More transparency

Insurers take lead in stating clearer parental rights

parental leave and paternity
A number of firms are taking action on parental leave Some of the UK’s biggest insurance and long-term savings companies have signed up to an initiative aimed at making parentalRead More

Fear of automation

Workers ‘not getting opportunity to learn new skills’

Workers say they want to learn new skills Scottish workers are being denied the chance to learn new skills and fear they will be replaced by automation. A new report UpskillingRead More

Digital training

CodeClan and Eden Scott sign careers partnership

Melinda Matthews Clarkson
Melinda Matthews-Clarkson: the model works Digital training academy CodeClan has signed a partnership with recruitment agency Eden Scott to create a “career pipeline” for its graduates. Those who have notRead More

Careers step change

PwC partners CodeClan in digital recruitment drive

Melinda Matthews Clarkson
Melinda Matthews-Clarkson: ‘every industry is digital’ PwC Scotland has signed a partnership agreement with digital skills academy CodeClan which will help it meet the increasing demand for skilled technology workers.Read More

Workplace learning

Biggest cohort signed up for Heriot-Watt apprenticeship course

Sandy Murray: candidates add value to companies Heriot-Watt’s Graduate Apprenticeships initiative, already one of the largest of its kind in the Scottish university sector, is welcoming a record number ofRead More

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New talent emerging

Scots named on list of 100 Top young accountants

Bruce Cartwright
Bruce Cartwright: ‘a wonderful chance’   Young accountants from Scotland are among this year’s top 100 identified by ICAS (the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) as part of aRead More