Business Services
The Employee and the Whale
Lord Summers' recent judgement in the case of Peebles Media Group Ltd v Patricia Kelly has no happy ending, describing as it does a situation that is increasingly common in the UK - 'whaling fraud'.
Renewable Energy
Scotland powers ahead: How the circular economy has created investment opportunity within the renewable energy sector
It is fast approaching ten years since Scotland’s Zero Waste Plan was published in 2010, a plan that introduced aims of achieving a zero waste Scotland whereby no waste would be cast off to landfills. Waste that typically ends up at landfills cannot be reused, recycled or recovered, making disposal to landfill the least preferred option in the waste hierarchy.
Employment
Gender pay gap reporting 2020: Are you ready?
On 8 March 2019, the Scottish Government published their first Gender Pay Gap Action plan which aims to further reduce the gender pay gap in Scotland by 2021. It is important that employers get ahead of the curve, implement their own action plan (if required) and ensure they meet their reporting obligations.
What will Brexit mean for your business?
We regularly write articles on the potential implications of Brexit for each business sector and what it means for different legal areas.