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Wide-spread mass redundancies have been avoided in Scotland amid the coronavirus pandemic thanks to the UK Government's furlough scheme, according to the latest CIPD Labour Market Outlook in partnership with the Adecco Group. 

TSB has published new figures on how many customers it has helped in Scotland using remote communication channels which allow customers to bank from the safety of their own homes. Overall, 12,207 customers in Scotland have used Smart Agent, the new online chat service.  Since the outbreak

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland has highlighted that figures released by the Scottish Government have revealed that the volume of cash reaching firms is slowing further than already highlighted last week. The Scottish Government has released figures

A Scottish pharmacist has become one of the youngest pharmacy directors in the country to own a chain of stores following a loan from Unity Trust Bank. Mark Feeney, has worked his way up from employee to owner of A G Bannerman Ltd after originally serving his ‘Pre-Reg’ pharmacist placeme

Ann Frances Cooney, legal director at Addleshaw Goddard, has warned that employers looking to take advantage of the UK government’s plans to extend the furlough scheme to October should do so with a degree of caution.  Ms Cooney, who has specialised in employment law for over a decad

Donald McKinnon, managing partner at Wylie & Bisset chartered accountants, participates in our Just a Minute feature. Name:

Renfrewshire-based waste management firm WEEE Solutions has secured a £200,000 CBILS funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland which will be used to help the business stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Specialising in uplifting and processing waste electrical and electron

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has revealed that many GP practices are adopting digital book-keeping systems to access and ensure the timely delivery of accounts during and beyond the coronavirus health crisis. While GP practices receive additional funding from health boards to help them c

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK Government's job retention scheme has been extended until October.  The scheme will ensure that workers who have been furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic are paid 80% of their monthly wages up to £2,500.

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has appointed Laura Smith to the newly-created position of Xero lead to promote the benefits of digital book-keeping to SMEs. Ms Smith, director and head of healthcare at the firm, notes that recent weeks have seen many SMEs adopt digital book-keeping systems

David Duffy, the owner of Clydesdale Bank, has halted plans to change bank branch names to Virgin Money as it made provisions for higher losses on loans in light of the coronavirus outbreak.  The swift change in plans and allocation of coronavirus safety-net funds has caused the lender's first-

An initiative to create a vast new nature reserve in Dumfries and Galloway through southern Scotland’s largest community land buyout is being launched today with a £3 million crowdfunding campaign to help purchase 10,500 acres of Langholm Moor. The ambitious plan by charity The Langholm

New analysis by The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) shows that 750,000 people in Scotland could be enrolled onto the Jobs Retention Scheme (furloughed) this quarter, and a further 150,000 jobs could be lost as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is adapting to the ‘new normality’ of coronavirus-enforced changes to working life by introducing a series of changes to its business practices to enable it to work smarter for its clients. Donald McKinnon, managing partner at Wylie & Bis

British savers have accrued a staggering £119 billion in ISAs in the past 21 years that has been directed towards buying a home, new research from Scottish Friendly has revealed.