Time off records will be kept for six years Firms need to abide by strict new compliance rules on employees’ time off, write JULIE GUNNELL and H-J DOBBIE It’s being called R-Day or Records-Day – and any business with payroll systems in Scotland could face criminal prosecution if they fail to abide with strict new […]
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Shoplifters beware, advisers may be watching you
Labour leader Anas Sarwar’s plans to tackle retail crime avoid the real solution, writes TERRY MURDEN Anas Sarwar, the Scottish leader for lost causes, is taking a break from getting nowhere with accident & emergency figures to focus on the surge in shoplifting and call for an end to the “chaos on our streets” under […]
Don’t ban social media, just control it
Better regulation rather than banning orders is the way to tackle harmful content, argues IAN RITCHIE The much-anticipated Australian social media ban finally took effect in December. Children under 16 are now banned from having accounts on ‘age-related’ social media platforms; providers can be fined up to A$50 million if they fail to make reasonable […]
World Cup Bank Holiday: a guide for employers
Scotland’s return to football’s biggest stage has raised questions over entitlement to time off, writes KATY SHARPE As excitement builds towards Scotland’s first appearance at a men’s World Cup for 28 years, employers may find themselves facing a very different kind of fixture list. Annual leave requests are already warming up on the sidelines, and […]
Telling your company’s story in an AI world
Artificial intelligence is changing how your message is discovered, writes DEBBIE BYERS Having worked in the public relations industry for more than 30 years, I’ve seen a lot of major changes take place across the media, marketing and communications landscape, from the growth of the internet and the dot.com boom to the explosion of social […]