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Noele McClelland is an Employment partner, Thorntons

Employers can help their staff beat the January blues

Currys CEO Alex Baldock speaks during a 'PM Connect' event at the Currys Repair Centre in 2023 (Photo: JOE GIDDENS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Major electrical retailer warns of reduced hiring from Budget measures

Two of the UK’s biggest retailers have emerged as festive winners but the mood across the sector is far from celebratory as storm clouds gather over the economy.

Festive cheer for M&S and Tesco - can retailers weather 2025?

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I'm a careers expert - here are my 2025 workplace trend predictions

Retail giant Next has cautioned over slowing sales growth in 2025 and said it will need to hike prices due to the impact of recent Budget measures.

Why UK high street giant raised profit forecast despite Budget woes

A general view of a university graduation ceremony

Call for radical reform to ‘future-proof’ education system in Scotland

John Swinney has written to UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves to call for more funding

Public sector and voluntary groups join calls for NI funding

Patrick Graham, Head of Scotland and Northern Ireland at Business Growth Fund

Exclusive Q&A - Why optimism is 'a challenge' but 2025 big for Scottish business

Vodafone and Hestia have teamed up to share tips for how Brits can better secure their devices from the eyes of an abusive partner

Seven ways to protect your smartphone from an abusive partner

Sexual harassment and when that joke isn’t funny anymore

Martin Whitfield MSP

Disclosure Scotland: £100m temp staff bill revealed

Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Scottish job loss warning as economy 'headed for worst of all worlds'

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Popular UK shoe and footwear retailer closes stores amid rising costs

The Scottish hospitality sector contributes £8bn to the economy (Picture: John Devlin)

Employment Rights Bill will hit the hospitality sector hard - Finlay McKay

New figures from the Law Society of Scotland show the profession is going from strength to strength.

Bright future for Scots legal sector as unprecedented figures revealed

Harper Macleod said its corporate and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) team advised on 42 transactions in October, as business owners and acquiring companies acted ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ eagerly-awaited, maiden fiscal statement.

Why Budget triggered 'deal a day' for leading Scottish law firm

Suzannah Nichol OBE

Fewer women means less profitable construction industry, say leaders

Research of 2,000 women said they would feel embarrassed and judged by their manager if they admitted the truth

One in four women afraid to tell boss real reason they are sick

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Robert Holland, Partner and head of employment law

Ad Feature Employment rights shake-up

Watch: Exhibition to tell stories of disability history of Scots

Law Society of Scotland Admissions Ceremony 13.11.24

Record number of Scottish solicitors admitted

Allan Wernham, Managing Director of CMS Scotland

Scottish Legal Review Briefing: CMS Scotland

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I'm a business expert - I've seen these 6 remote interview mistakes

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison will both have their say around the UK Budget today

Scotland council leaders seek reassurances over £3.4bn Budget funds

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2024: key takeaways as Reeves unveils £40 billion tax rise

Leon Marseglia (left), Co-founder and CEO of Youth Group UK, and Jack Parsons (right), Co-founder and Group CEO of Youth Group.

Ad Feature Youth Careers Launches to Support Social Mobility Youth

Rachel Reeves will make history as the first UK female Chancellor to deliver the Budget (Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

Readers' Letters: Reeves must not cut investment for scientific research

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Scotland business leaders issue recruitment freeze alert over Budget

The East Ayrshire town has a tradition of celebrating Halloween on the final Friday of October, regardless of the date

The Scottish town celebrating Halloween six days early

Angela McCann, Head of Growth at Hutcheon Mearns

Ad Feature Hutcheon Mearns unveils annual salary report

A CCTV still shows the roofer who was thrown from a cherry picker in the Castlemilk area of Glasgow in February 2022. Picture: Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service/PA Wire

Massive £215k fine after worker thrown from cherry picker hit by bus

The Real Living Wage is to increase to £12.60 an hour

Why the new Real Living Wage could boost Scottish Government coffers

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1000s of workers to receive pay rise as Living Wage rates increase

Ryan Cecil leaves court. Picture: Alexander Lawrie

American airline pilot caught with stun gun at Edinburgh Airport

One of the UK’s most exciting and recognised entrepreneurs, Tom Glanfield of TEGCap, from Bournemouth, Hampshire

Ad Feature Insider tricks that entrepreneurs use to get noticed

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I'm a business expert: the best time to ask for time off or a pay rise

Staff may sometimes struggle to work due to debilitating symptoms (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

It's time to take menopause seriously in the workplace - Rachel Weiss

More flexibility for teachers and better pay and conditions for school support staff are on the cards

What Labour's new employment rights bill means for teachers

In an interview with the BBC, Sir Keir Starmer warned again that October 30 would bring a “tough” Budget amid speculation that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could announce more tax rises than those included in Labour’s manifesto.

What employer national insurance increase could mean for your business

Fraser Vandal is an Associate, Gillespie Macandrew

Man United’s redundancies fall within rules of the game - Fraser Vandal

Grace Watson is a senior associate, Shoosmiths

Employers need to review their procedures on sexual harassment - Grace Watson
New legislation sets a high bar for compliance, writes Grace Watson

Amazon.com founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos (Photo: David Ryder/Getty Images)

'The worst employers' - Amazon makes sweeping office change

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Workplace pensions: how to check contributions - and increase them

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Proposal could lead to payouts if you're contacted by work after hours

Powering Futures launch at Portobello High School

The 10 major Edinburgh businesses helping empower the next generation

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The best Co-op jobs as it leads apprenticeships drive - how to apply

Tourists refresh themselves in the water of a fountain in downtown Rome in 2005 (Photo: VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

When is it 'too hot to work' - as UK braces for hottest day of 2024

Euan Bruce is a lawyer in DLA Piper’s Employment practice in Scotland

Why a ‘bit on the side’ could cause some problems - Euan Bruce

Members of the Middlesbrough community come together to clean up their streets after far-right activists destroyed property following riots on 5 August (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Workers' rights explained as shops close early for 'busy' day of riots

Remote working has introduced challenges, particularly around staff productivity and accountability (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Staff monitoring tools throw up legal and ethical issues - Liam Entwistle

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What to wear to a job interview: 7 experts give their top tips

Torch bearer Matthias Dandois, French bicycle rider, poses for a photo with the Olympic Torch with the Eiffel Tower in view (Photo: Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Businesses urged to be 'flexible' about time off to watch Olympics

Simon Allison is a Partner, Blackadders

There’s an art to getting the best out of Gen Zees - Simon Allison

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I'm the Global Managing Director of Reed - my tips to ace an interview

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9 of the best job search websites in the UK to find your ideal role

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

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SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries