PAYE and pension changes carry cost
Employers should brace themselves for additional red tape and extra expense, writes chartered accountant Ian McDougall
THE Tory/Lib Dem love pact arrived in 2010 trumpeting...
National system to ‘bring consistency’
As project lead, I am proud to have been part of the journey to deliver the Innkeeper system, which I believe will enhance Police...
‘Fatally flawed’ Act must be changed
With a backlog of personal licence renewals expected, make sure you have more than one PLH on your staff, says lawyer Janet Hood .
Economic crisis ‘worse than COVID’
Urgent action is needed from both governments to protect the hospitality sector amid economic crisis, writes Colin Wilkinson, managing director of SLTA.
Bill fails to plug all licensing gaps
Proposed new legislation doesn’t address many issues which cause problems for the trade, writes licensing lawyer Stephen McGowan
THERE has been a significant reaction from...
Act now to comply with data changes
New regulations on storing and using customer information will have major implications for hospitality businesses, writes Brian McCulloch.
Property market will return to good health
Apart from stating the obvious – that no one really knows where we are and what is happening – clients, buyers, stakeholders and even my wife all regularly ask me what the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown has been on the market so far
Rates delay bad news for trade
TIMING, so the mantra goes, is the golden rule of comedy.
That being the case, one can only conclude that finance minister John Swinney has no delusions of abandoning the day job in favour of a role as a stand-up.
Take last week’s announcement by the Scottish Government that it intends to fall in line with Westminster and delay the next rating revaluation from 2015 until 2017.
While the subject of property rates can never be described as a laughing matter, there was some irony in the fact the decision came in a consultation paper titled ‘Supporting Business – Promoting Growth’.
Trade needs a break if it is to flourish
IN just seven weeks time we will honour some of the very best people and premises across Scotland’s licensed trade.
The SLTN team is busy...
Trade must make voice heard on DRS
Industry needs to help shape deposit return scheme with hospitality interests at its core, writes Crieff Hydro’s Alexandra MacDonald .
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