Skills Boost for Health Care

Skills Boost for Health Care is an exciting new course that has been developed in partnership with NHS Lothian & Edinburgh College. We are working together to provide education & employment for people in the Lothian region and beyond. NHS Lothian has health care support worker roles (listed below) that…

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Industry accreditation for Thorntons’ Director

The Director of Data Protection Services at full service law firm Thorntons has recently passed her Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) exam, complimenting her position as a Certified Information Privacy Manager and further strengthening the credentials of the firm’s Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Team. Morgan O’Neill’s new qualification was…

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MM Search announces promotion and new hires

MM Search, Scotland’s fastest-growing executive search firm, announces promotion within the team following rapid employee growth to meet surging search demand. Rory Cleat has been promoted to Business Delivery Manager after only nine months in the business. MM Search Founding Managing Partner Ken Morrice says: “Encouraging career development is more…

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Helping businesses manage their cashflow as they start to reopen

The impacts of the pandemic will be felt well into the future but for now, businesses are taking their first steps in gradually reopening. Coffee shops and cafes are welcoming customers inside, hairdressers and beauty salons are switching on the lights and workers are starting to return to the office.…

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Burges Salmon receives platinum Investors in People accreditation

Investors in People awards Burges Salmon the highest level accreditation, recognising the firm’s commitment to its people. Independent UK law firm Burges Salmon has been recognised with a platinum ‘We invest in people’ accreditation by Investors in People for the deeply engrained policies and practices in place at the firm…

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DM Hall hires two more seasoned professionals to boost its West of Scotland offering to clients

DM Hall, one of Scotland’s leading independent firms of chartered surveyors, has boosted the strength of its operations in the west of Scotland with the appointment of two more new property surveyors.   Chartered surveyor Martin Fleming joins the firm’s Hamilton office as a residential surveyor while Christopher Pidgeon has…

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DM Hall strengthens its Dumfries office with appointment of new residential director, Michael P Churm, and experienced chartered surveyor, Joseph Wemyss

DM Hall, one of Scotland’s leading independent firms of chartered surveyors, has boosted the strength of its Dumfries office with the appointment of two more property professionals. Michael P Churm, a property valuation surveyor with extensive professional experience in property and valuation matters, including acting as an expert witness, has…

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Schroders Personal Wealth makes key hire for Scotland and Northern Ireland push

Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW) has appointed Marcelo Rodrigues to lead its Business Development proposition across Scotland and Northern Ireland. Marcelo will be responsible for leading brand and marketing activities across Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as developing strategic partnerships to support business growth. Marcelo brings a wealth of experience…

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New community test centres for people without COVID 19 symptoms rolled out in Edinburgh

Rapid coronavirus (COVID 19) testing is now available for people without symptoms in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh as the Capital’s first Asymptomatic Testing Centre goes live. The community testing initiative, in partnership with the Scottish Government, aims to drive down local COVID 19 rates and transmission by identifying positive…

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DWF comments on Scotland’s ONS employment data published this week

Ann Frances Cooney, a partner at DWF leading the Scottish employment law practice, said: “The unemployment rate in Scotland was 4.4% for the three months from December 2020 to February 2021.  This is no change on the quarter and 0.6% up on the year.  By way of comparison, the UK…

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