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Admit it. If you’re old enough to remember buying music on CD, you’ve probably given side-eye to that 20-something in the office who is "working" with earbuds in while also tapping frantically on their smartphone.
Learn moreThe Spring Budget included an announcement of real potential benefit to the UK construction industry for the recruitment of overseas skilled workers. In his Spring statement, chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that five construction occupations were to be added to the Government’s “Shortage Occupation List”:
Learn moreThroughout 2022 and into 2023, the UK has experienced large-scale industrial action across several sectors and industries, in relation to a range of disputes concerning pay and working conditions. Action, and threatened action, in the education sector has included action short of a strike.
Learn moreIn 2002, the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act sought to ban foxhunting in Scotland, however 20 years on from this ban, new legislation has been passed by the Scottish Parliament to prevent the chasing and killing of all wild mammals for sport. The new Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill was passed in January 2023, designed to end illegal hunts by...
Learn moreIf I had £10 for every company statement that says - “Our employees are our greatest asset” I would be a millionaire. It’s the sort of phrase that trips off the tongue, ticks a box, and looks good on the CSR section of an annual report. But many companies don’t walk the walk when it comes to genuinely valuing the people who work for them.
Learn moreThe increase of Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) – sometimes known as the “second home surcharge” – to 6% of the purchase price from 16 December 2022 was unwelcome news to buyers of investment properties and second homes in Scotland. ADS is paid on top of the ordinary rates of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT).
Learn moreWe’d like to welcome you to our employment law session at HALO, Kilmarnock.
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