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Employee Benefits – Seven Top Tips

Steven McKay, Head of Employee Benefits at Mearns & Company People want to be recognised and rewarded for their efforts, and benefits play an important part – 69% of employees would choose one job over another if it offered better benefits (One Medical). So, what should you consider when designing,…

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CGI appoints Lindsay McGranaghan as new head of its Scottish operation

One of the youngest to hold such a senior position in global IT company’s history Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 8th October 2019:- CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), has appointed Lindsay McGranaghan as its new Business Unit Leader in Scotland. At 36 years of age she is one of the youngest people…

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Time for a #TrialPeriod? Scots encouraged to stem the flow of single-use menstrual products and switch to reusables

Zero Waste Scotland has teamed up with Scottish dancers, Sarah Gibson and Kara Hudson, for a nationwide campaign to tackle the 427 million single-use period products disposed of nationally every year and encourage Scots to try reusable options instead. With funding from European Regional Development Fund, the #TrialPeriod campaign was…

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Barclays launches additional Brexit support for Edinburgh businesses

Businesses in Edinburgh are invited to attend a specialist clinic hosted by Barclays on 14 November aimed at providing additional support to customers through Brexit. The specially tailored Brexit advice event will be hosted at Barclays Eagle Lab, 38 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, and forms part of a programme of Brexit…

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BCC comments on today’s GDP statistics 

Commenting on the GDP statistics for Q3 2019, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “While there was welcome confirmation that the UK avoided recession in the third quarter, the stronger headline figure masks an alarming loss of momentum…

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Stagecoach offers free festive bus travel in Perth  

Stagecoach East Scotland to offer free bus travel until 12pm for 4 weekends in December The offer is valid within the Perth city zone boundary  Stagecoach has announced plans to offer free travel on Perth bus services until noon, every weekend in December until Christmas. (L-R): Stagecoach East Scotland Managing…

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Leading Scottish law firm invests in legal tech partnership

Scottish independent legal firm Anderson Strathern has partnered with Amiqus, an Edinburgh-based company that provides online anti-money laundering, and client onboarding software to regulated firms. Leith-headquartered Amiqus will provide identity verification software that will enable Anderson Strathern’s clients to undergo secure, online compliance processes from their own device and in…

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Election manifestos should be studied closely by businesses to understand risk says Pinsent Masons’ Director of Public Policy Andrew Henderson

Election campaigns are not famed as periods of calm political reflection. That said, a five-week break from Westminster might be welcomed as a tonic by many, after what the country has witnessed so far this autumn. October was long-anticipated to be a tumultuous and decisive month in the Brexit process.…

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Connect Four

Edinburgh based charity People Know How is marking the launch of the Social Innovation Network with an evening of facilitated discussion between 100+ decision makers from the academic, public, third and business sectors. Together we’ll ‘Connect Four’. We’re a charity that centres on people and communities to develop innovative approaches…

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Game of Loans – Barclays sees phenomenal increase in TV and film production funding

93 per cent increase in the number of Barclays loans taken to fund new UK TV productions. Consumers in Scotland willing to pay on average £11.00 for their streaming entertainment. Over a third of people admit to sharing their streaming login with family and friends, and half of millennials admit…

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