• Good Things Come in Threes For Pinsent Masons Lawyers

    6th April 2020

    International law firm Pinsent Masons has promoted one Scotland-based lawyer to Partner and two senior associates to Legal Director. The latest round of promotions saw the firm welcome 17 new Partners across the globe, including Edinburgh-based Kathryn Wynn, who is a specialist in data protection with a focus on the…

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  • Iconic Glenfinnan viaduct to light-up for our NHS heroes

    3rd April 2020

    Last night (Thursday April 2) the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct joined landmarks across the UK turning blue to show public support for NHS staff treating coronavirus patients.    The 21-arch viaduct, which stars in the Harry Potter series of films, joined famous venues and attractions like Glasgow’s SSE Hydro and Falkirk’s…

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  • City Region Deal launches Covid-19 Job Support

    3rd April 2020

    A Job matching service has launched today for the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The COVID-19 Job Support website will match live vacancies with job seekers who have registered for alerts. Information and support advice for employers, employees and jobseekers will also…

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  • Animal Welfare Charity Responds to Coronavirus

    3rd April 2020

    One of the city’s best loved charities, Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home, has had to adapt quickly to the coronavirus crisis to ensure the welfare of the dogs and cats in their care, whilst continuing to support the local community. Almost 50% of staff at Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home…

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  • Changes to waste collections will help protect workers’ safety

    3rd April 2020

    New arrangements will protect the health of frontline staff Non-statutory garden waste collections will be suspended to allow for changes Additional measures have been taken to safeguard public health Changes will be made to waste collections in Edinburgh to ensure the continued delivery of essential services and to protect the…

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  • BCC responds to boost for Coronavirus business support schemes

    3rd April 2020

    Welcoming Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement on measures to boost financial support for businesses affected by Coronavirus, BCC Director General Adam Marshall said: “We’re pleased that the Chancellor is listening and responding to the real-world concerns of firms across the UK who are urgently trying to access financial support. “Improvements to…

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  • COVID-19 and Employee Benefits

    3rd April 2020

    At Mearns & Company, we understand the disruption that the outbreak of COVID-19 has caused to everyone’s daily lives.  We hope everyone is staying safe and doing their bit to minimise the impact to get through this as quickly as we can. As workplaces are forced to close and projects…

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  • Keeping Scotland’s Railway clean for key workers

    3rd April 2020

    Across the country, ScotRail staff are working round the clock to provide vital transport for key workers such as NHS staff, emergency workers and carers. ScotRail is operating a revised timetable to keep key workers moving, and by reducing the number of trains in service it has created opportunities for…

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  • Burges Salmon launches Gender Taskforce and D&I network to promote and advance gender balance

    2nd April 2020

    The firm has launched its fourth D&I network ‘BBalanced’ to promote and advance gender balance across the firm. Burges Salmon has launched its latest diversity and inclusion (D&I) network ‘BBalanced’ to support its recently established Gender Taskforce in identifying priorities and objectives for the firm to improve gender balance in…

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  • Document firm unveils blueprint for thriving after COVID-19

    2nd April 2020

    A Scottish business has revealed the major efforts it is deploying to survive the COVID-19 crisis – and to thrive on the other side. Capital Document Solutions has just invested more than £25,000 to readapt operations and redeploy more core staff remotely in its efforts to strongly position the business.…

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