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HMRC has been ordered to pay a disabled employee £20,000, following an employment tribunal ruling. Hamish Drummond, who suffers from unexplained bouts of dizziness and fainting, took his claim to the tribunal after his employer, HMRC, stopped him from submitting an application for a senio

Scotland-based integrated forestry business BSW Group has acquired a stake in Bradford-based shed manufacturer Power Sheds, which since launching in 2019 has grown turnover to over £15 million becoming a strong player in the sector. Founded in 1848 in Berwickshire, BSW was acquired by glo

The Post Office has posted figures showing that a record £801 million in personal cash withdrawals were made in July.

A Scottish designer and manufacturer of musical accessories has closed a £250,000 funding deal with Reward Finance Group to develop two new products. Edinburgh-based Noisy Clan was established in 2019 by David Law, an experienced product designer who has spent much of his career running b

Progressive think tank IPPR Scotland has revealed that 4 in 5 Scots (79%) would support a minimum income guarantee. A minimum income guarantee is a safety net to ensure nobody falls below a minimum acceptable standard of living.

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced an interest rate hike of 0.5% today in the face of rising inflation. At its meeting ending on 3 August 2022, the MPC voted by a majority of 8-1 to increase Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 1.75%. One member preferre

The UK construction sector is set to face the spectre of increased insolvency, exacerbating price rises while rivalling inflation as a threat to successful project delivery, Turner & Townsend has warned. As inflationary pressure persists, the global professional services business’ latest U

Clydesdale bank owner Virgin Money UK PLC's Q3 results have revealed a 45% increase in account sales keeping profitability strong. The bank saw roughly 45,000 digital personal and business current accounts opened in Q3, as well as 160,000 new credit cards opened. This follows a record 175,000 new cr

The number of personal insolvencies seen across Scotland rose by 11.2% during the first six months of 2022. Amid spiralling inflation and rising interest rates, fuel and energy costs continue to put households under pressure leading to an increase in personal insolvencies.

Wylie & Bisset has advised company directors who are struggling to meet Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) repayments, to speak to an accountant to assess the viability of their business going forward and explore their options to avoid the risk of prosecution. In April 2020, at the outset of the pan

Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb from FRP Advisory have been appointed joint liquidators of Perth-based car sales firm Jackson Mathieson Car Sales Limited. The company, which is based at Inveralmond Industrial Estate, closed suddenly earlier this summer.

Women’s pensions at retirement are half the size of men’s, £12,000 versus £26,000, regardless of the sector they work in, according to new research from Legal & General.

In the first quarter of this year, corporate insolvency numbers (liquidations and receiverships) in Scotland rose by 49.1%, compared with the same period in 2021. According to new figures published by the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) - Scotland's Insolvency Service - the number of corporate insolv

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered Monzo to comply with banking rules. This latest action by the CMA comes after Monzo breached the Retail Banking Market Investigation Order between May 2021 and March 2022.

More than one in ten people in the UK (12.1%) have fallen victim to payments fraud in the last four years, according to new research by global payments company ACI Worldwide. The report shows that online fraud and digital wallet hacks now account for nearly 20% (19.8%) of U.K. fraud cases, while the