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The Auditor General for Scotland, Caroline Gardner, has reported that a new IT system at NHS24 has cost 50 per cent more and taken two years longer to install than originally intended. Audit Scotland also warned that NHS Tayside failed to break even for the third year in a row, relying on a £14m lo

Mike Ashley Controversial businessman and Glasgow Rangers Football Club Plc shareholder, Mike Ashley has been ordered to pay compensation to 50 former employees of his company’s warehouse in Dundonald, Ayrshire, after his employment practices were branded “disgraceful” and “unlawful” by a

John Allan Following the recent announcement by the UK Government of a new National Living Wage for the over 25s, many small and medium-sized businesses are planning to slow job creation, raise prices or postpone or cancel planned investments to compensate for the higher statutory rate, a survey of

Confidence among Scottish construction employers about the year ahead has declined during the third quarter of 2015, according to a new report. The latest Scottish Construction Monitor, a quarterly survey of the membership of trade body the Scottish Building Federation (SBF), found that confidence f

Paul McCluskey Paul McCluskey is head of professional practices at Bank of Scotland

Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank has proposed the introduction of a traffic light labelling scheme, similar to that used in food labelling, to help make it easier for customers to see at-a-glance the value of the account they currently have, as well as the other accounts available in the market. The bank

David Menzies Directors who act inappropriately now face a tougher disqualification regime, as David Menzies, a director of insolvency at ICAS, explains.

Catriona Munro New rules comes into force today making it easier for victims of anti-competitive behaviour, such as price fixing or market sharing, to get redress.

New research from PwC has revealed that someone starting work today aged 22 will need to save a total of 15 per cent of their annual salary towards their pension in order to reach their desired retirement income. If they don’t increase their current contribution levels, they could end up with a £

Charles Counsell Around 90,000 employers across Scotland should already be preparing to take up new pension duties before new laws take effect in January, according to The Pensions Regulator.

John Swinney A bill giving the Scottish Fiscal Commission a permanent basis in statute has been published in parliament today.

David Lauder David Lauder of ESPC Mortgages writes his quarterly review of the mortgage market below.

Gareth Williams of Skyscanner and Nigel Eccles of FanDuel are aiming to put Scotland on the global entrepreneurial map Two of Scotland’s top tech entrepreneurial leaders – and chief executives of Scotland’s only “unicorn” companies (start-ups valued at $1bn+) have signed up to be part of a

Nick Pollard, KHA finance director, and Marc Bates from THIS Housing signing the new contract. Kingdom Housing Association Limited (KHA) and Kingdom Initiatives Limited (KIL), the wholly owned trading subsidiary of the Registered Social Landlord, have awarded a new general insurance contract to THIS