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Gillian MacLellan, partner and employment law specialist at law firm CMS, discusses whether a four day work week would be successful for companies and staff. Labour’s manifesto commitment of moving UK workers to a four day week caught the headlines earlier this month. The party proposes to mov

The introduction of a tourist tax could lead to lucrative cruise liner traffic by-passing the Highlands, and even the whole of Scotland, the Chambers of Commerce for Inverness, Caithness and Lochaber and the Cairngorms Business Partnership have warned.

A total of £2 million in additional funding is now available for ambitious ideas to improve habitats, safeguard species and tackle the causes of biodiversity loss as the Biodiversity Challenge Fund (BCF) opens its latest round. The Scottish Government announced the £2m increase earlier t

Three of the UK's leading business representative groups – FSB Scotland, Scottish Retail Consortium and UKHospitality – met with finance secretary Derek Mackay MSP in Stirling earlier today to discuss concerns over the scrapping of the uniform business rate. In a joint statement afterwar

MacRoberts' Corporate Finance team was awarded 'Highly Commended' in the M&A Team of the Year (Mid-Sized Deal) category at the British Legal Awards. The British Legal Awards are the leading awards for the UK’s business law community, acting as a platform for the achievements of the best la

The largest gold nugget in the UK has been found in a Scottish river.

Bridal store Apple Blossom Time in Glencarse has gone into liquidation throwing wedding plans into doubt for many brides to be. Ken Pattullo and Kenny Craig of Begbies Traynor have been appointed as joint liquidators.

Build-to-rent (BTR) developer and operator Moda Living has secured planning permission for the final phase of the Apache Capital-funded £215 million Springside development in Edinburgh.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has today announced it is opening its doors to new applications to join its in-house Entrepreneur Accelerator programme. The programme offers a fully-funded support programme for Scottish scale-ups and high growth businesses looking to scale and succeed.

Helen Brand OBE, chief executive of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), is now part of the widest group of CEOs ever mobilised in Europe for sustainability, calling on businesses, policy-makers, and civil society organisations to join forces in a series of actions. The gr

As the UK gears up for its fourth general election since 2010, increased economic uncertainty has led to a significant drop in job advertisements across Scotland, new research from CV-Library has found. The research found that the number of advertisements fell by 14.4% month-on-month.

KPMG’s family business leader Kirsty Ross discusses how succession dominates the agenda for Scotland’s family-owned businesses. They’re increasingly dubbed ‘the backbone’ of the Scottish economy. Scotland’s family-owned businesses contribute billions, with at leas

To celebrate Giving Tuesday this year, RBS will be donating £250,000 to charities which its employees and customers support. Giving Tuesday is an international social media campaign organised by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) in the UK. It happens on the Tuesday after Black Friday and Cyber Mo

KPMG has announced plans to relocate to the multi-million pound Marischal Square development in Aberdeen, as it eyes further growth in the city. The leading professional services firm will relocate from its current base in Albyn Place to the new city centre location in the Spring.

M&G has announced the temporary suspension of trading in its £2.5 billion property portfolio. The M&G Property Portfolio is a broadly diversified fund which invests in 91 UK commercial properties across retail, industrial and office sectors on behalf of UK retail investors.