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Joanna Cherry backs award-winning disability employment programme

Joanna Cherry QC MP is backing Leonard Cheshire’s award-winning Change 100 disability employment programme and is urging employers to sign up for the innovative scheme. The charity’s Change 100 programme brings together top employers and talented students and graduates with disabilities to offer three months of paid work experience. Since…

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ScotRail adds more seats for Scotland v South Africa

ScotRail is adding more seats on trains to and from Edinburgh this weekend as Scotland look to follow up on their sensational win against Fiji in the Autumn Tests. Scotland will play South Africa at the BT Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday 17 November at 5.20pm, and extra carriages are being…

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RSE advises more work needed to help women bridge scotland’s stem skills gap

Progress has been made in tackling gender inequality involving Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths professions in Scotland during the past six years. More women are employed in the STEM sectors, including in academia, according to a new Tapping All Our Talents report published by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)…

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activpayroll win International Payroll Award

activpayroll, the global payroll and employee mobility specialist headquartered in Aberdeen Scotland, was announced as the winner of the “International Payroll Award” and Highly Commended for the category “Service Provider Team Award” last week at The Rewards 2018 in London. The Rewards, now in its 8th year, is the leading…

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BCC: Ease Brexit uncertainty to boost innovation through trade

-Half of businesses surveyed say that Brexit is making it difficult to decide whether to import or export, hampering British trade -Volatility of sterling is also causing concern -BCC has long been calling for clarity for business on the practical questions over Brexit -The BCC International Trade Summit takes place…

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Robert Burns celebrated in Poland

The BPCC has been celebrating the life and works of Robert Burns in Poland for many years – the Burns Night supper is a popular event with Poles, and the evening is a good opportunity to cement the historic ties between Poland and Scotland. Over the years, the BPCC has…

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Making the best of the Auld Alliance

Making the best of the Auld Alliance Continuing its rapid international expansion, Emperor, the UK leading integrated communications and design agency has now set its eyes on France. Borders have never been an issue for Emperor with clients across four continents from USA through to South Africa and Russia. Although…

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Edinburgh Airport named UK Airport of the Year

Success at National Transport Awards. Edinburgh Airport has been named Airport of the Year at the National Transport Awards in London. Scotland’s busiest airport saw off competition from five other airports to win the award at the awards ceremony which is in its 18th year. It comes after Edinburgh Airport was…

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How Edinburgh is shaping a low carbon future in China

One of the world’s fastest growing economies, China contributes more than one quarter of global greenhouse emissions annually. Just under two-thirds of the country’s energy comes from coal and one-quarter from oil & gas. Renewables account for just 11% of its energy consumption. As the country continues to industrialise, there…

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Modern languages and intercultural communication in the workplace, could we do better?

It goes without saying that English has become the predominant language in the Business world. However, it is not the only one and what could be seen as a strength has proved to be a true Achille’s heel for some companies in a globalised world; the international competitors are most…

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