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Ever fancied being a fly on the wall at an employment tribunal hearing? Now is your chance!

Kasia, an employee of Millars’ Mince Company has lodged a claim on the basis of discrimination after seeing ill-judged Facebook post shared by colleague Donna. Donna’s post said “Vegans are new-age travellers. Share if you want this fad to be over” and included a picture of a woman hugging a…

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Spotlight on new research at Electric Vehicle Day  

Scottish Transport Secretary Michael Matheson MSP will give the keynote address at an event showcasing electric vehicles – including two and three-wheelers, the Car of the Year and an electric double decker bus. The Craiglockhart campus will be the setting for Edinburgh Napier University’s Fifth Annual Electric Vehicle Event on…

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Survey on Circular Economy

The University of Edinburgh is working closely with Zero Waste Scotland to explore the opportunity to establish a Circular Economy Innovation Centre in Edinburgh. The Centre would provide opportunities for businesses, third sector organisations, policy makers, academics and others to come together to exchange knowledge, develop skills and create partnerships…

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Closing the STEM Skills Gap with Careerwise

Competition for STEM skilled labour is fierce.  Faced with the current STEM skills shortage, an aging workforce and BREXIT, ambitious and forward thinking employers need to identify new ways of accessing the skills their business needs now and in the future to ensure success. Equate Scotland’s Careerwise initiative is the…

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Offers at Creiff Hydro

Autumn 24 Hour Meeting offers from £169pp Looking to get away with your team to really focus? Join us for our Autumn 24 Hour offer from £169pp to include: Private meeting space to suite all your needs including: Nespresso machine Confectionery menu with classic favourites Choice of mineral waters &…

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Only one-third of Scots believe society to be fair

New PwC report identifies five tests for building a fairer future Only 30% of Scots agree that society as a whole is ‘fair’ with 34% disagreeing 43% of Scots say UK Government not doing a good enough job of ensuring fairness in society More than one-third of Scots believe society…

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Barclays launches Brexit clinics for farmers and manufacturing clients as it announces fresh wave of support for businesses

Thousands of SMEs, farmers and corporate clients will receive invites over the following weeks News follows launch of £14bn lending fund and 100 clinics earlier this year Bank launches report to champion some of Britain’s most innovative farmers during period of uncertainty Barclays has announced today that it will host…

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20/20 Productions Renews Edinburgh Rugby Partnership

20/20 Productions, the award-winning, event, video and digital production agency, has been working with Edinburgh Rugby as official partners since August 2016, to boost the club’s creative video content and to help enhance the communication between club and rugby supporters. This has been executed with great success over the past…

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Join us to design the UK’s first Autonomous Bus Service in a hands on day of discovery and creation!

Project CAV Forth CAV Forth is a collaborative project part funded by the UK Governments’ Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV). A consortium of UK partners are in the process of designing and developing a fleet of full size autonomous buses that will service a new Stagecoach operated route…

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Award-winning internship scheme tackles disability inequality

Scotland’s top businesses are joining forces with leading charity Leonard Cheshire to offer disabled students and graduates paid summer work placements in 2020. Applications have opened for the innovative Change 100 programme – Leonard Cheshire’s award-winning internship scheme – giving disabled and students a worthwhile opportunity to complete three months…

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