Employment success for Kai

Employment success for Kai

Not in education, training or employment, Kai, wasn’t sure what he’d do next when he started Move on Wood Recycling’s Building Brighter Futures course. An eight week employability programme, the course supports young people to gain SQA qualifications, manual handling training, their CSCS card and work experience. After successfully completing the…

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Scottish Budget – Land & Buildings Transaction Tax change

As you will be aware, the Scottish Budget for 2020/2021 was published on 6 February 2020. This made changes to a number of financial regimes, including that of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (‘LBTT’) regime. The principal change is the formation of a new tax band of 2% payable…

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The difference a vCTO makes

I Love getting technology right for companies, Without technology leadership and a focus on data you might find your company struggles to deliver new features and products to your customers. At ClearSky Logic we help companies achieve more through software development by providing a Virtual Chief Technology Officer service, helping…

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Employed in sickness and in health?

I read recently that in the world of work, recruitment is like dating and retention is like a marriage. The employer courts the candidate of their dreams, promises the world, pops the question, gets married and then spends the entire marriage ignoring him or her.  If I were to think…

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Snow days: create a policy that can weather any storm…

Storm Ciara’s rain and wind is said to give way for snow and ice this week. Don’t put away your winter clothes just yet! With further travel disruption and unpredictable weather on the cards, think of now as the perfect time to remind your employees (and check with your employer)…

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The Economics of Litigating low value claims

Blackadders’ are frequently contacted by clients regarding the pursuit of debts under £5000. The first question that is inevitably asked is how much it will cost the client to pursue the debt and how much of that cost can be recovered from the debtor. Exactly how much a case will…

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Joining the dots: Getting to grips with Twenty-first Century Crime

In today’s connected world, crime is going digital. CGI is working with the UK’s police forces to help them combat an increasingly complex challenge. Disruption is a fact of modern business life: technology continually re-writes the rules for how companies create value and compete. The digital revolution has transformed the…

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8 Reasons Why…Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a city that promises culture, beautiful architecture, world-class whisky, and is the UK’s ‘fastest growing tech hub’. What a place to call home! See our ‘8 Reasons Why…Edinburgh’ is THE tech hub to watch. When you think, Edinburgh – what do you think of? Castles, whisky, rolling green hills, Mary…

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Prohibition on levelling down of Normal Pension Age

Safeway Ltd v Andrew Richard Newton and Safeway Pension Trustees Ltd By way of providing some background to this case, in Barber v Guardian Royal Exchange, almost 30 years ago, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that pension benefits were classified as “pay”. This meant that…

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What to ask when looking for a financial adviser

According to research*, we have already passed the date (19th January) on which most people are likely to give up their New Year’s resolutions. Well done to those of you who have kept going past “Quitters Day”! However, if 2020 is the year in which you have promised yourself you’ll…

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