Extras

29 Jul 08

Scottish hotels experience largest fall in occupancy and revenue

Scotland’s hotel sector had the highest fall in occupancy and rooms yield (the industry measure of revenue) in May compared to the rest of the UK according to the latest monthly survey by accountants and business advisers PKF

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29 Jul 08

More than half of Britain's businesses plan to make job cuts

The number of British businesses who are planning on making job cuts in response to the increasingly dour economic climate has almost doubled over the last three months, according to KPMG’s quarterly National Business Confidence Survey

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4 Jul 08

Scottish AIM market falls over 4 per cent in Q2 in tough trading conditions

Shares in Scottish companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) fell by 4.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2008 compared with a rise of 0.2 per cent in the FTSE AIM all share index, according to analysis of the quarterly changes by accountants and business advisers PKF

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4 Jul 08

Turning over a new page?

Recruitment giant Michael Page recently sent alarm bells ringing across the sector when it warned that the credit crunch was forcing clients in the UK to limit hiring of staff. Bryan Johnston, director with private client investment manager Bell Lawrie takes a look at that story, as well as some other picks from next week’s market

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2 Jul 08

New code of practice on whistleblowing helps organisations find their voice

The 10th anniversary of the Public Interest Disclosure Act is marked today by the launch of new guidance for organisations on whistleblowing arrangements.

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1 Jul 08

Business fraud falls in Scotland but UK figure looks bleak

The value of business fraud in Scotland is on the wane, although this is in stark contrast to the UK as a whole, according to a new report from accountants and business advisers BDO Stoy Hayward

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