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Travel Restriction Changes (Spain & Luxembourg) – What You Need to Know

Both the Scottish and UK governments have been advising against all but essential travel since March. However, this advice has been lifted for certain destinations that ”no longer pose an unacceptably high risk”. This list previously included Spain and Luxembourg. However, due to an increased number of cases of Covid-19, the decision to include both …

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Advice Direct Scotland Lockdown Survation Poll

Advice Direct Scotland has conducted a nationwide Survation Poll assessing public opinion on a number of issues which have compounded by the public health crisis, including employment and travel. In light of the easing of lockdown restrictions in Scotland, we also sought to assess citizens’ feelings on returning to pre-lockdown activities, such as visiting bars …

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Coronavirus and Employment – Government Intervention

The beginning of 2020 demonstrated positive figures for employment in the UK, with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimating that between November 2019 and January 2020, 32.99 million people aged 16 years and over were in employment, demonstrating a growth of 271,000 more citizens than just one year prior. However, with the introduction of …

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Coronavirus – Employment Rights and Employer Responsibilities

The world media has been completely focused on the spread of the coronavirus across the globe. As cases continue to rise across continents, many are understandably worried about the impact the virus could have on our health, communities, economy and general day-to-day lives. At consumeradvice.scot, we have received a large volume of enquiries relating to …

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Rising temperatures at work: A link between employer adaptability and productivity

With the British weather becoming more changeable than ever and temperatures varying massively, questions are raised around whether businesses are doing everything within their power to ensure employees are comfortable in the workplace during periods of extreme temperature change, and the potential impacts that doing so could have on maintaining employee productivity. Guidelines published by …

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