Throughout January, February and March 2018, Malmaison are offering a special introductory offer for new customers.

• Daily Delegate Rates from £30.00 per person (reduced from £45.00 per person) – includes room hire, three servings of tea and coffee, Business Lunch, Equipment Hire and Mineral Water

• Complimentary Room Hire on private dinners (usually £150) – applies to bookings of 10 people or more

•Complimentary Wifi – throughout the hotel

•Complimentary Parking – on-site

•Discounted Group Rates on our 100 bedrooms – Sunday to Thursday

To book, contact Emma Loane, Sales Manager at ELoane@malmaison.com or phone 0777 909 7673.

With Edinburgh’s numerous festivals about to begin, festival goers and workers can keep up their energy levels and enjoy their fittest summer ever.

Edinburgh Leisure has launched its ‘Summer Pass’, with everything you need for a sport filled summer, with something for everyone to keep active and healthy throughout the heady days of the festivals.

The ‘Summer Pass’, which goes on sale on Friday, 30 June, offers unlimited access to the city’s 15 gyms, 10 swimming pools, over 700 Fitness Classes, saunas, steam rooms, Turkish Baths and climbing at the EICA for £59 only, plus 25% off lots of other activities including golf and racquet sports. The pass lasts six weeks from the date of purchase, with the last day a customer can purchase a pass being 31 August 2017.

A ‘Junior Summer Pass’ is also available and costs £39 for Under 18’s and juniors get access to racquet sports and golf for this price, on a turn up and play basis before 4 pm, Monday to Friday. Booking in advance is not possible. The Junior Pass will expire on 20 August 2017. (The price will be pro-rata after 30 June).

James Stockton, Sales Manager at Edinburgh Leisure, said: “Anyone lucky enough to be in Edinburgh for the summer with its various festivals knows it is always a fantastic atmosphere, and it takes energy to take in so many shows and party into the small hours.

“We’re inviting festival-goers and workers, visitors to the city and juniors to be inspired and keep their energy levels high by keeping fit and active throughout the summer.

“Classes like Zumba or Sh’bam are brilliant fun and a great way to get you in the mood to party, while a workout at the gym will boost your energy for the night ahead. We’ve also got some quick hit X-press gym classes, which used high intensity training (HIT) methods with explosive bursts of speed and activity to achieve a total workout in a short period of time, as 30 minutes. And if you have really overdone it, you can spend the morning chilling out with a swim and sauna, or even the Turkish Baths at Portobello.”

For further information simply pop into any Edinburgh Leisure venue across the city or visit www.edinburghleisure.co.uk

Thorntons’ Employment Law team has announced the introduction of a new range of HR and Employment Law Support Packages designed to support the needs of SMEs.

Recognised for its employer-focused and practical advice, Thorntons’ Employment Law team has developed two packages that provide the right level of ongoing support employment law and HR support for a fixed monthly fee, bringing cost certainty to business’ legal and HR fees.

“Our Advice Line package gives an unlimited telephone advice line, where one of our specialist employment lawyers will be available to answer any employment related queries, 8.30am – 5.30pm, Monday to Friday,” said Thorntons employment partner Noele McClelland.

“We will strive to get to know our clients’ businesses to ensure our commercial advice is tailored to their precise needs, making this a genuinely bespoke service.”

Clients will also be provided with a comprehensive set of HR documents drafted by specialist lawyers – which will be accessible through an online client portal allowing documents to be accessed at any time – and will also be able to access employment law updates and bulletins.

The price of the Advice Line package starts from only £83 plus VAT per month for a business with up to 10 employees.

“In addition to everything included in the Advice Line, our HR Plus package gives clients a fully customised service with documents tailored to suit their business needs,” added Noele.

“We will undertake an audit of policies and procedures – together with training seminars and regular on-site meetings– to ensure that each business is compliant with current employment law.”

The prices of the HR Plus package starts from £100 per month for a business with up to 10 employees. With HR Plus, Thorntons can also offer the added protection of employment practices and Health & Safety insurance to provide cover in the event that businesses do face an employment claim.

Noele said: “These packages offer businesses access to legal advice without the worry of escalating legal fees. However our clients also benefit from the fact that advice and correspondence between a solicitor and a client is protected by legal advice privilege, where the main purpose is to seek legal advice. This is not an option for other non-lawyers or internal communications on HR matters, and gives added protection to our clients in relation to sensitive employment matters thereby avoiding the risk that it could be disclosed if an employee makes a subject access request under the Data Protection Act 1998.”

If you wish to enquire further about any of the packages available, or to enquire about the One Month Free Trial, please contact Noele, Employment Partner on 0131 225 8705 or nmcclelland@thorntons-law.co.uk.

Brooks Brothers is delighted to offer you an exclusive 30% discount on men’s and women’s Outerwear Collection.

A refined and wide collection of vests and coats in different materials, colors and silhouettes to be combined for any occasion.

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57 George Street

EH2 2JG

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Find us at: Edinburgh: 57, George Street – EH2 2JG – T. +44 131 2262827

Just before the blog a quick note to let you know about a promotion that is being run for the month of November. Initial assessments for chamber members and their friends/family, are discounted by 20%.

Also don’t forget about our offer of free talks to businesses about the health habits required to survive the high stress, immobile environment of the desk. Part of which is covered in today’s blog post.

The subtitle of this email is – Psoas

So who? Who’s what? almost, its called Psoas. So what?

I know we all love a bit of time sitting at a desk, or at least we’ve learned to love it, until we have saved up enough for a treadmill desk (more on that in the future). Whilst we are sitting we have a muscle that (effectively) attaches our hip to the inside of our low back. This muscle is called Psoas. It doesn’t stand (er, sit) alone, it has a colleague called Iliacus, or its ill-cuz…(Maybe I’m alone in that mnemonic).

Now if you’re sitting comfortably pull yourself forward so that your spine, moves forward. Then relax back in your chair. The muscle that pulled you forward – Psoas. Ah ha – no thought I know what you were talking about, but nope – nothing.

So this muscle (with its colleague), works to keep you sitting upright, even with the perfect chair and low back support. But without the proper chair it has to work really hard. (Just imagine all those years on shocking school chairs).

As it works all day it shortens and tightens, putting pressure on the inside of the low back and causing other muscles to tighten, and yet others to loosen, creating a pattern of tension. read more here

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