Government publishes plan for regenerating Scotland’s town centres
New measures to revitalise town centres and regenerate local economies have been published. In response to last year’s review of...
Flaccid footfall figures prompt plea for high street support
Scottish footfall decreased by 21.1% in March - although this was 0.5% better than February. The latest Scottish Retail Consortium...
Sturgeon defends pay package and rushed procurement of former shipyard CEO
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has defended the salary of Tim Hair, who was appointed to turn around nationalised shipyard Ferguson...
Scottish workers see salaries lag behind inflation as living and energy costs soar
Despite the increase in interest rates, the cost of living and energy prices, salaries in Scotland are not keeping up,...
Food and energy set to cost Scots an extra £1,100 a year
Cash-strapped Scots will have to fork out around £1,100 extra a year on staying warm and eating, it has been...
Hiring activity for permanent jobs in Scotland soars in February
Permanent placements rose at a near-record pace during February, while the upturn in temporary billings accelerated from January's 17-month low....
Edinburgh University has more than £1m invested in sanctioned Russian bank
The University of Edinburgh has shares worth £1.1m in a bank sanctioned after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As of January...
Scottish GDP falls in December after arrival of Omicron
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Scotland fell in the final month of 2021, with Economy Secretary Kate Forbes conceding that...
Number of green jobs in Scotland falls again, ONS figures reveal
The number of green jobs in Scotland has fallen again with businesses making less money, official figures suggest. Office for...
Financial support for businesses outlined ‘to bridge resilience to recovery’
The Finance Secretary has allocated the final tranche of a funding package designed to tackle the Omicron variant of Covid-19....