Record number of Scots being paid living wage, figures show A RECORD number of Scots are being paid the real living wage, according to the latest figures. The National (Scotland) · Oct 30, 2022
Record number of women in work in Scotland, latest figures show MORE women are in work in Scotland than ever before, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 11, 2022
'Just transition will have failed if Scots are in fuel poverty', minister says THE “just transition” away from oil and gas will have failed if Scots are still living in fuel poverty in the years ahead, the Government… The National (Scotland) · Oct 10, 2022
Scottish Government will continue its ‘fairer’ approach to tax, says minister Richard Lochhead spoke out in the wake of Friday’s mini budget from the UK Government. The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022
Plans for shared banking hub in Moray after last branch closes A SCOTTISH minister has welcomed plans for a shared banking hub in Forres following the recent closure of the last bank branch in town. The National (Scotland) · Sep 6, 2022
Unemployment rate in Scotland drops to joint record low THE unemployment rate in Scotland has dropped by 1.1 percentage points across the past year, figures have shown. The National (Scotland) · Aug 16, 2022
New programmes launched to help Renfrewshire residents get back into work Councillor Andy Steel announced that the project will be used to break down barriers and boost recovery from the pandemic Daily Record · Jul 15, 2022
Scottish Government 'utterly deprecates' No 10 treatment of trade unions, says minister PLANS from the UK Government to allow employers to replace striking workers with agency staff shows a “hasty and hostile approach to industrial… The National (Scotland) · Jul 1, 2022
Tory plan to change agency staff rules a ‘hasty and hostile approach’ to trade unions PLANS from the UK Government to allow employers to replace striking workers with agency staff shows a “hasty and hostile approach to industrial… The National (Scotland) · Jul 1, 2022
Scots councils will bid for £800m 'levelling up' fund launched by Tories Other projects directly funded by the UK Government include £219,096 to finance a community buy-out of The Old Forge pub – the most remote bar in Britain. Daily Record · Jun 12, 2022
Employment Minister urges Scots to be 'sensible' over pay He warned that if people 'take wrong decisions we could end up with a recession' Insider UK · May 23, 2022
Minister ‘hopes’ rail strikes will not continue into summer Minister Richard Lochhead has not ruled out the possibility that disruptions surrounding the ScotRail pay dispute could continue into summer and… The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2022
Minister urges workers to consider recession risk when asking for pay rise A SCOTTISH minister has urged workers to consider the risk of a recession when asking for pay rises. The National (Scotland) · May 22, 2022
SNP Minister mocked for maintaining government cannot intervene in rail dispute as 700 services are cancelled Richard Lochhead insisted that the government could take no part in the pay dispute in the state-owned train service that is resulting in services being cut across Scotland Daily Record · May 22, 2022
The National (Scotland) · May 17, 2022 Scotland's unemployment rate drops to record low, new figures show SCOTLAND’S unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level on record, new figures show.
The National (Scotland) · Apr 28, 2022 Tory government drops plans for more post-Brexit import checks THE UK Government has dropped plans to impose further checks on goods entering the UK from the European Union.
Insider UK · Apr 27, 2022 Scotland set ‘to lose millions because of UK Government EU replacement fund’ Employment Minister accuses Westminster of reneging on its promise to replace lost EU funding in full
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022 Scotland’s unemployment remains near same rate as previous quarter, figures show Employment Minister Richard Lochhead said ‘early estimates’ show there were 2.4 million payrolled employees in the country in January 2022.
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022 More Scots now in employment than before Covid pandemic, figures show The latest unemployment data has been released by the Office for National Statistics.