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May 28, 2024 | 
andersonstrathern.co.uk | Aimee Russell |Mark Templeton |Chris McDowall
In the words of Curtis Mayfield, as we ‘Move on Up’ towards the end of the working week it is important for both employers and employees to consider the causal connection between engaging in physical activity and positive mental health. Research has proven that individuals engaging in regular physical activity can alleviate symptoms of depression and anxiety, reduce stress levels, improve their mood and help to prevent physical illness.
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May 28, 2024 | 
andersonstrathern.co.uk | Aimee Russell |Robin Turnbull
The landscape of gender identity and its legal implications has undergone significant evolution in recent years, presenting complex challenges for both employers and service providers as they strive to create inclusive environments. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the realm of education, where institutions must balance legal obligations with the diverse needs and perspectives of their students and staff.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
andersonstrathern.co.uk | Aimee Russell |Musab Hemsi |Mark Templeton
T S Eliot said that April is the cruellest month. And that is certainly true this year if employers need to recruit foreign nationals on skilled worker visas. From 4 April, it is going to cost significantly more. We knew tougher immigration rules were coming, but as is often the case, the devil is in the detail.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
andersonstrathern.co.uk | Aimee Russell |Jemma Forrest |Craig McCracken
From 13th February 2024 the fines employers can receive if found to have employed an illegal worker tripled from –£15,000 to £45,000 per illegal worker for a first breach£20,000 to £60,000 per illegal worker for a subsequent breachThe risk to any business of receiving a fine for employing illegal workers will be obvious – a fine will cause significant financial hardship and at worse, risk a business not being able to continue operating.
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Mar 12, 2024 | andersonstrathern.co.uk | Aimee Russell |Jemma Forrest |Craig McCracken
From 13th February 2024 the fines employers can receive if found to have employed an illegal worker tripled from –£15,000 to £45,000 per illegal worker for a first breach£20,000 to £60,000 per illegal worker for a subsequent breachThe risk to any business of receiving a fine for employing illegal workers will be obvious – a fine will cause significant financial hardship and at worse, risk a business not being able to continue operating.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
thechemicalengineer.com | Aimee Russell
Aimee Russell highlights the issues you probably haven’t thought about when it comes to extreme weather risks and what you should do about them
HAVE you ever thought about the impact a natural hazard could have on your site? Have you identified which natural hazards are even credible? For upper tier Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) establishments there is an expectation from regulators that duty holders are aware of external hazards, but what does that really mean?
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
andersonstrathern.co.uk | Aimee Russell |Alison Pryde |Christina Abbott
Family dramas, weddings, divorces and separations are the foundation of countless box-sets, books and films. Considering most of us know someone who has been through a domestic upheaval, it’s little wonder so much of family law is misunderstood. People often forget there’s a separate legal system in Scotland, so what applies to your English friends may be different here. Splitting up is difficult – but knowing the law better can help calm the waters.
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Oct 20, 2023 | 
andersonstrathern.co.uk | Aimee Russell
The Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 (the “2023 Act”) was passed by Parliament on 28 June 2023 and received Royal Assent on 9 August 2023. The 2023 Act makes important changes to the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (the “2005 Act”), the legislation under which the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) was established. The 2005 Act sets out OSCR’s powers in regulating charities and the rules which govern charities and charity trustees.
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Oct 20, 2023 | 
andersonstrathern.co.uk | Aimee Russell |Megan Lawson
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has around 24,000 charities on its books and has undertaken a recent project to review the Scottish charity register to ensure those registered continue to meet the necessary requirements to maintain Scottish charitable status. An estimated 3000 charities are thought to be failing to meet key requirements and a total of 31 charities have so far been removed from the register.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
andersonstrathern.co.uk | Aimee Russell |Fiona McKinnon |Dixcee Fast
In August 2023 there were 112 company insolvencies registered in Scotland, six percent higher than the number in August 2022 and 44% higher than the pre-Covid figures of August 2019. Official statistics released by the Insolvency Service demonstrate that the retail sector continues to follow this upward insolvency trajectory – evidence that baking banana bread and family zoom quizzes aren’t the only trends to have fallen out of fashion post-covid.
