News Archive
25/11/2022
Violence Against Women And Girls Is Everyone's Business
16 Days of Action against violence against women and girls takes place from 25 November to 10 December, to increase awareness of the need to tackle gender-based violence including domestic abuse. The Global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence against women is an international campaign originating from the first Women's Global Leadership Institute in 1991.
25/11/2022
£15 Million Funding Boost For Women Who Are Victims Of Violence
Millions of pounds are being allocated to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG), the Home Secretary has announced today (25 November 2022). Measures announced include: £8.4 million to support victims of violence against women and girls targeted funding for the most vulnerable communities.25/11/2022
Boost For UK Fishing Industry With New Infrastructure Projects
£20 million awarded to modernise and improve infrastructure across the seafood sector with a further £30 million available from today. Funding to boost the UK fishing industry through projects to upgrade infrastructure and revive local docks has been announced today, as the latest round of investment opens for bids from the UK-wide £100 million Seafood Fund to modernise the sector.
25/11/2022
£180k Green Jobs Fund Award For Newtonmore Timber Firm
Russwood is undergoing a £1.5m project to expand and become a more modern, technological advanced and efficient company. It is expected that seven new jobs will be created and the company's turnover will increase by around £5.3m.
25/11/2022
National Flu And Covid-19 Surveillance Reports Published
Weekly national influenza and coronavirus (COVID-19) report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses. Flu surveillance up until end of week 46 Swab positivity for flu* has increased slightly and is now at 8.2%; it is highest in 5 to 14-year-olds at 18%, followed by 15 to 44-year-olds at 15.8%.
25/11/2022
Low Cost Broadband And Mobile Phone Tariffs - Find Out If You Could Be Eligible For Cheaper Mobile And Broadband Bills
We know people are worried about their bills, so we've worked with internet service providers to deliver low-cost broadband and phone packages called social tariffs. What a social tariff means Social tariffs are discounted broadband and mobile deals for people on Universal Credit and other benefits.
25/11/2022
Under 22s Living In Scotland Are Entitled To Free Bus Travel With Card
All young people and children aged 5-21 years can apply for a card to access the Young Persons' (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel Scheme, which began on 31 January 2022. You will need a National Entitlement Card (NEC) or Young Scot NEC with the valid free travel entitlement with you whenever you want to take the bus - otherwise you'll have to pay for your trip.
24/11/2022
Retailers May See More Red After Black Friday As Consumers Say They Plan To Pull Back On Spending - Acting As If The US Were Already In A Recession
The following article is based on American facts and figures but it is easy to see the close parallels to the UK conditions. Retailers are gearing up for another blockbuster holiday shopping season, but consumers burned by the highest inflation in a generation may have other ideas.
24/11/2022
Dingwall and Highland Marts Ltd - Sale 23 November 2022
DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (November, 23rd) sold 837 store cattle, 13 head of breeding cattle and 165 OTM cattle. Bullocks (420) averaged 235.4p per kg and sold to 298.4p per kg for a 315kg Limousin cross from Hastain, Bayhead and £1,380 gross for a 605kg Limousin cross from Rothiemurcus Estate, Aviemore.24/11/2022
Staff At 19 UK Universities Strike On Several Days Over Pay - 24 November First Day
Staff employed by 19 higher education institutions have commenced strike action over pay this week, starting with Glasgow Caledonian University, where employees began striking yesterday (21 November) and have continued today. Administrators, cleaners, library, security and catering workers, some of the lowest paid in the university sector, are among those taking part.24/11/2022
UK Fintech Atoa Secures $2.2m Pre-seed Round As It Kills Visa And Mastercard Fees For Businesses
There are more than 4 million small businesses in the UK which have no viable alternative to debit card payments and are reliant on Mastercard or Visa payment rails. Challenging this status quo, UK fintech Atoa Payments is announcing a $2.2M pre-seed funding round to reduce by 70% the payment fees and offer a new approach to making payments.
24/11/2022
Are Your Wages Keeping Up With Inflation? - A Calculator
The Office for National Statistics has produced a very easy to use calculator to check how your wages stand against inflation. Inflation, the rate at which the price of goods and services rises year-on-year, has been rising rapidly since late 2021.24/11/2022
How Made.com Went From A Pandemic-era Business Superstar To A Failed Company In Just 18 Months
Formed in 2011, Made.com offered affordable high-end furniture online with the ambition to one day rival Swedish furniture giant Ikea. Fast forward 11 years and the British brand, which excelled during the pandemic and was valued last year at £775 million, has collapsed.
24/11/2022
Why UK Universities Are Going On Strike
Universities in the UK are striking on 24, 25 and 30 November 2022, with action short of a strike beginning on 23 November. Around 70,000 university staff across 150 universities are taking industrial action, following a series of smaller strikes in recent years.24/11/2022
KFC, BURGER KING, PIZZA HUT AND WAGAMAMA DELIVERY WORKERS VOTE TO STRIKE
Shareholders are trousering large dividends while those who do the graft are struggling, says GMB Union Almost 400 workers delivering food to KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Wagamama will strike over a real terms pay cut. A majority of 76 per cent of those who voted were in favour of industrial action.24/11/2022
Pay Growth Gap Adds To Staffing Crisis In The Public Sector
Greg Thwaits writing for the Resolution Foundation highlights vacancies and pay issues cross the private and public sectors. Today's labour market data show real pay falling fast in the private sector, and even faster in the public sector.
24/11/2022
More Than 1 In 4 Scottish Employers Have Seen An Increase In Staff Sickness
Workplace expert, Acas, commissioned YouGov to ask employers in September if they had seen any changes to the number of employees being off sick compared to 12 months ago. The poll found that for Scotland: 29% of employers had seen an increase in sickness absence 12% had seen a decrease.23/11/2022
UK Ban On Russian Oil And Oil Products May Affect Prices Again
An EU ban will come into force for Russian crude oil on 5 December 2022 and for Russian petroleum products on 5 February 2023. The guidance only explains the effect of the 14th Russia Sanctions Regulations.23/11/2022
Improvements Needed To The Credit Information Market To Deliver Better Lending Decisions For Borrowers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out proposals to improve the credit information sector so it can deliver higher quality and more comprehensive information for consumers and firms. Credit reference agencies (CRAs) build financial profiles of consumers which they sell to credit information users to inform lending and other decisions.23/11/2022
