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Scottish unemployment rate drops by 1.1% since last year to joint record low

The unemployment rate in Scotland has dropped by 1.1 percentage points in the past year, figures show. Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found the unemployment rate was at 3.2% in Scotland – the joint lowest figure on record ...

16 Aug 2022 at 11:29

Scottish Government will continue its ‘fairer’ approach to tax, says minister

The Scottish Government will continue to pursue a “fairer and more progressive approach to taxation”, one of Nicola Sturgeon’s ministers has said. Richard Lochhead spoke out as Tories in Scotland urged SNP ministers in Holyrood to follow the UK ...

24 Sept 2022 at 16:31

ScotRail’s reduced timetable begins amid driver dispute

Scotland

ScotRail’s reduced timetable to begin amid driver dispute

ScotRail’s reduced timetable began on Monday, with more than 700 services cut across the country. A dispute with the Aslef union, whose members are refusing to make themselves available for overtime, has led to a third of daily services being ...

23 May 2022 at 08:36

Scotland

Train driver demands for 10% pay rise ‘unsustainable’, says Scotrail boss

Train drivers’ demands for a pay increase of around 10% are “not sustainable”, a ScotRail boss said as he urged “compromise” with unions. ScotRail’s reduced timetable began on Monday morning, with more than 700 services cut across the ...

23 May 2022 at 13:28

Scotland

MSP hopes ScotRail dispute resolved ‘soon’ amid warning of £80m a week cost

An MSP has said he hopes the ScotRail pay and conditions protest, which will mean the loss of a third of services, will be “sorted soon” as an economist warned the disruption could cost the economy as much as £80 million a week. From ...

22 May 2022 at 14:40

Scotland

Government wants to create broader definition of a green job, minister says

The Scottish Government is establishing a broader definition of what a “green job” is compared to the one used by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), a minister has said. The Government says it is developing a wider measurement ...

23 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Scotland

Bids for funding to support switch to net-zero in North East set to open

Funding to support the economy in north-east Scotland during the transition to net zero will open for bids next week. The 10-year, £500 million Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray will open on May 31, with the ...

24 May 2022 at 15:03

Scotland

More than £100 million to go on support for long-term unemployed

The Scottish Government is pledging up to £113 million will be spent this year to help support those at risk of long-term unemployment. The money will help provide what the government said would be “tailored services based ...

03 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

UK Government must replace lost EU funding for Scottish projects, says minister

A Scottish minister has warned that Scottish projects could be under threat if the UK Government fails to commit to funding European research collaborations. Employment Minister Richard Lochhead said innovative projects ...

22 Nov 2022 at 13:42

Scotland

Scotland’s unemployment rate falls to record low

Unemployment in Scotland fell to a record low in the last quarter, according to latest figures. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed the unemployment rate for those aged 16 and over between January ...

17 May 2022 at 08:55

Scotland

Scotland ‘to lose millions because of UK Government’s EU replacement fund’

Scotland is losing millions of pounds in funding as a result of Brexit, a Scottish Government minister has said. Speaking ahead of a Scottish parliamentary debate on Wednesday afternoon, employment minister Richard ...

27 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Richard Lochhead: Shared prosperity cash for Scotland falls short of EU funding

It is a “struggle” to understand how the Shared Prosperity Fund is a suitable replacement for EU funding, a Scottish Government minister has said. Richard Lochhead accused the UK Government of reneging on its ...

27 Apr 2022 at 18:55

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