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Bernard Ponsonby: Another day, another treasury U-turn

Bernard Ponsonby on another u-turn by the UK treasury on furlough.

4 months ago
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JULY 09: Kate Forbes, MSP Finance Secretary gives a ministerial statement in response to the Chancellors summer economic update at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood on July 9, 2020 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Fraser Bremner - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Politics

UK Treasury ‘denying full furlough whenever needed in Scotland’

Finance secretary accused the Treasury of denying request for full furlough 'at any point' it is needed north of the border.

4 months ago
Politics

Sturgeon calls for clarity over furlough extension

The scheme has been extended for a month as England enters a four-week lockdown.

4 months ago
Finance secretary Kate Forbes Chancellor Rishi Sunak collage.
Politics

Forbes: Chancellor should not decide which jobs are viable

A new job support scheme will replace furlough in November but is only designed to protect jobs deemed 'viable'.

5 months ago
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Politics

UK Government to top-up wages for another six months

A new job support scheme will see the Treasury help employers cover the full-time wages of people working 'viable' jobs.

5 months ago
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Politics

Extending furlough for eight months ‘could save 61,000 jobs’

Scottish Government analysis found extending the scheme until next June would bring major economic benefits.

6 months ago
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Scotland

Rule of six ‘will have devastating impact on hospitality’

The Scottish Hospitality Group has warned the sector is already 'on life support' with 90,000 jobs at risk.

6 months ago
Jobs.
Scotland

Over half of firms using furlough scheme ‘expect to cut staff’

Survey of Scottish businesses found more than 50% expect decrease in workforce when scheme ends.

7 months ago
Politics

Firms to get £1000 for each furloughed employee they keep on

Employers who bring back and retain furloughed staff will be in line for a 'job retention bonus' later this year.

8 months ago
Politics

Furloughed workers can return part-time from July 1

Chancellor Rishi Sunak also confirmed employers must start paying towards staff costs from August.

9 months ago
Politics

Tax-avoiding firms ‘should not receive government support’

The Scottish Government signalled its support for a proposal to bar companies registered in tax havens from receiving bailouts.

10 months ago
Rishi Sunak.
Politics

Businesses can now apply for cash to cover staff wages

Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the ‘unprecedented job retention scheme will protect millions of jobs'.

11 months ago
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