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05 August 2020
Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus: what you need to knowThe Chancellor announced the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Bonus last month, in a step to reduce the number of people being made redundant as the furlough scheme unwinds. The bonus rewards employers who successfully bring back employers after being furloughed.
04 August 2020
Market Commentary July 2020There was no fourth consecutive monthly gain for the FTSE 100 index as its winning streak came to a halt. Fears of a second wave of COVID-19 being underway in Europe, local lockdowns being imposed and a new two week quarantine requirement on travellers from Spain saw the index retreat by 4.41% for the period. Read more from Craig Hendry.
04 August 2020
Assess, assess and re-assessI realised quite early on in lockdown that I needed to exercise more. My commute now consisted of around six easy steps across the corridor into the spare bedroom – a far cry from the train journey and walk along Princes Street to our West End Edinburgh office.
31 July 2020
It won’t be me, will it?I recently received one of the most difficult phone calls I have had from a client, informing me that his son had passed away. We spoke for a few minutes and I offered to help in any way I could, not that I was able to. His son had left behind a wife and two young children and this made me consider my own circumstances and my own family.
31 July 2020
Further support for hotels and self-catering accommodation in ScotlandThis week the Scottish Government announced further funding for the hospitality & tourism sector with a £14 million hotel recovery programme to support businesses until the start of next summer.
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