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After a prolonged slowdown, there are signs the recruitment market is reaching an inflection point – as UK unemployment has fallen to 4.7% in the three months to August, the lowest in a year. Recruitment entrepreneur Scott Allam – founder and CEO of specialist recruitment advisory firm Connecting Excellence Group – argues that looking ahead, […]
Lydia Williams has joined national accountancy and advisory firm MHA as a partner. She joins the firm’s Birmingham office, to support its growth across the Midlands. Chris Barlow, chief operating officer of MHA‘s Midlands region, said, “Lydia has earned a strong reputation as a highly trusted adviser to complex businesses. Read More
Eight-in-10 restructuring professionals expect AI to significantly improve efficiency and decision-making, according to new research from CSC. The global business administration and compliance solutions provider surveyed 210 professionals globally involved in corporate restructuring or distressed financing, and found that while human judgement will remain central, the technology could ease… Read More
The Scottish Government has been urged to set its new private jet tax ‘sky high’, as new analysis reveals hundreds flew in and out of the country while a wildfire burned in the Cairngorms Read More
Just one in five workers believe their employer is taking net zero seriously. Read More
TGP International has partnered with Long Lane co-founder Loui Blake to launch a new guide examining wellness standards in hospitality. The study offers industry leaders insights into the key drivers shaping the sector, alongside a practical framework for embedding wellness principles into restaurants, hotels and mixed-use developments. Read More
How would you like this in front of your house? A worrying case in Glasgow raises an important question: are our planning rules fit for purpose? By Mark Smith Read More
Ministers must scrap national islands plan as it simply hasn’t worked amid further depopulation warnings and poor CalMac ferry links, argues Herald columnist Alan Simpson. Read More
Lynne Rainey has been named executive chair at fscom. The former Big Four partner will lead fscom’s board and executive committee as the specialist consultancy enters a new phase of growth. Commenting on her appointment, Rainey said, “I am delighted to be appointed Executive Chair and energised by the opportunity to lead the board and […]
Seamless business transformation can be difficult at the best of times – but with the prominent level of public interaction at the heart of air-travel, doing so in the sector is easier said than done. Read More