22 Dec, 2021 Employees in Wales could be fined for going to work By Andrew Maxwell Across Europe countries are re-introducing restrictions as a result of increasing case numbers of the new Omicron variant. Last week the...
21 Dec, 2021 Business Improvement Programme launched for Scottish seafood businesses By Marc Penman With a £100,000 funding package from the National Transition Training Fund (a fund set up by Skills Development Scotland in 2020 in light...
16 Dec, 2021 COVID 19 update: New variant Omicron forces the return of more restrictions By Andrew Maxwell Over the past two weeks, the new variant Omicron has very quickly started to take hold and case numbers are now rising very rapidly. Last...
16 Dec, 2021 Scottish Budget 2022 - 2023: Funding to deliver sustainable rural and island communities By Marc Penman Published on 9 December 2021, the Scottish Budget for 2022 to 2023 contains a sizable commitment to rural and island communities and...
08 Dec, 2021 Over £3m awarded in latest round of funding from Marine Fund Scotland (MFS) By Marc Penman In the latest round of funding support for fishing businesses and coastal communities, the Marine Fund Scotland (MFS) has awarded more...
07 Dec, 2021 Sacked via Zoom: US Firm dismisses 900 staff on a single call By Andrew Maxwell Vishal Garg, Chief Executive of mortgage firm Better.com has been heavily criticised for dismissing around 900 employees on a Zoom call....
07 Dec, 2021 "Protection zones" proposed under new fish farming regime in Scotland By Marc Penman The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), set to take on the lead regulatory role for marine fish farming in Scotland, has made...
06 Dec, 2021 What's the Point of liquidated damages clauses following termination of a contract? By Alastair Johnston In April of this year I wrote an article considering the case of Triple Point Technology Inc v PTT Public Company Ltd and its effect on...
02 Dec, 2021 Tis the Season.. for employers to be aware of common festive pitfalls By Andrew Maxwell For employment lawyers the festive period a time for an increased level of enquiries surrounding a number of common issues arising out of...
30 Nov, 2021 Successful race discrimination claim due to unconscious bias By Kate Sutherland An Employment Tribunal has ruled that a civil servant, Sonia Warner, who worked for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was...
22 Nov, 2021 Why do lawyers amend standard form construction and engineering contracts? By Euan Pirie Contrary to widely held belief among contractors and other professionals, this is not so we can make life as difficult as possible for...
18 Nov, 2021 Applying Fair Pay principles in procurement decisions By Jill Fryer This week is Living Wage Week (marking 20 years of the Living Wage Movement). It has always been an aim of the Scottish Government to use...