Remote working creates legal, regulatory and other challenges for employees and employers, writes MARIANNE MCJANNETT Flexible and remote working have become a permanent feature of Scotland’s employment landscape. From professional services firms in Glasgow and Edinburgh to energy businesses in Aberdeen, employers increasingly recognise that flexible working helps attract and retain talent, improves employee wellbeing […]
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Desperately seeking clarity on data centres
Should Scotland follow the English route on handling data centre consents, asks ALEX ORR The Scottish Government’s latest planning direction on data centres means planning authorities must notify Ministers of data centre applications of more than 50MW within seven days of validation. While recognising the strategic importance of data centres, the ruling should provide greater […]
High streets failing to keep up appearances
Dereliction in Musselburgh High Street (pic: DB Media Services) Tidying up shops and streets is as important as cutting the cost of doing business, argues TERRY MURDEN At one end of Musselburgh High Street the Kaffeine cafe was crammed with customers enjoying brunch and taking advantage of the Sunday morning sunshine, though they may not […]
Meta critics finding their voice
The owner of Facebook is facing an increasingly hostile audience willing to fight its corner says IAN RITCHIE Sarah Wynn-Williams, author of a best-selling book on the inner workings of Meta, the giant owner of Facebook, Instagram and a host of other social networks, is likely to be a big attraction at the Edinburgh International […]
Interview: Tommy Cook, Calnex Solutions
Tommy Cook: I hadn’t thought about starting a business (pic: DB Media Services) The telecoms chief executive was an accidental entrepreneur but has built a market leading company, writes TERRY MURDEN They say entrepreneurs are born leaders with a stubborn resistance to being told they can’t achieve their ambitions. Well, not all entrepreneurs are mavericks […]