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Scottish workers feel less secure in their jobs than workers throughout the rest of the UK, new figures have show. The latest UK Employment Confidence Survey, carried out by recruiter Glassdoor, revealed that just over 40 per cent of staff members in Scotland fear the sack in the next six months, we

A new survey of 135 businesses with an average of 11,000 employees reveals that they expect to pay an extra £1.6m on average each in wages in 2016 due to the introduction of the National Living Wage, with retailers expecting the biggest increases. The survey carried out by global accountancy firm P

Edinburgh-based Kames Capital has increased profits by five times over the past four years since rebranding from Aegon Asset Management, according to the firm’s latest figures. Kames, which employs 250 people in the capital, has posted results showing profits up from £3.25million in 2011 to £15.

Businesses expect growth to continue into 2016 as business optimism increased for the first time in over six months, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants BDO. BDO’s Optimism Index increased to 102.2 from 101.9 this month, the first uptick in confidence since February this

Nearly 10 per cent of UK companies don’t know how many cyber security attacks they have had this year and 14 per cent don’t know how they happened, according to PwC. Turnaround and Transformation, the latest Global State of Information Security Survey released today by PwC in conjunction with CI

House sales picked up across Scotland during September, supported by a modest improvement in properties coming on to the market, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey. Agreed sales rose throughout Scotland last month, with 32 per cent more chartered surveyors seeing an increase.

Around 700 jobs could be at risk at Falkirk Council after the local authority looks to save £45 million over the next three years. The cuts may lead to 200 jobs being lost in this financial year, 300 the following year and another 200 in 2018/19 from a workforce of over 7239.

While the threat of missing a flight is an everyday hazard for holidaymakers and business travellers alike, one Italian man has been arrested after calling in a bomb threat to a major airport, just to keep his flight grounded until he got there.

Hunters Residential, the real estate and conveyancing arm of leading Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew, has seen sales rise 33 per cent in 2015 as the property market continues to improve. The estate agency, which operates across Edinburgh and surrounding areas, has seen the number of sales runn

Shares in Scottish companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) fell by 8.39 per cent in the third quarter of 2015 according to analysis by accountants BDO. The fall was the largest among comparable markets with the FTSE All share falling 6.72 per cent; the FTSE 250 down 5.01 per cent

Record breaking summer visitor figures have been reported by Scotland’s largest operator of visitor attractions. Historic Scotland said that over the three month period – from June to August – 1,826,047 visitors were welcomed to heritage attractions throughout the country; an increase of more

Rents adjusted for inflation have fallen in the majority of Scottish towns and cities since the onset of the credit crunch in 2008, according to new figures from lettings portal Citylets. Of all towns analysed, only the Fife town of Kirkcaldy saw rents for 1 and 2 beds almost keep up with inflation,

David Menzies Figures for 2014/15 have revealed that funds returned to creditors increased while there was a 'sharp drop' in the number of personal insolvencies north of the border.

Roseanna Cunningham Fewer days have been lost to industrial disputes in Scotland than anywhere else in the UK, according to the Scottish Government.

Vaughan Hart, managing director of the Scottish Building Federation There was a 20 per cent increase in output from the Scottish construction industry over the past year, according to new figures published by the Office of National Statistics.