The Scottish Wholesale Association is one of 21 of the country’s leading business organisations that have written a joint letter to Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay MSP, urging him to scrap the proposed new business rates levy on out of town premises.

 

The SWA has been consulting with the Scottish Government to help it understand the £1/4bn sales impact that its HFSS consultation could have on the wholesale sector. 

Curbs on the marketing of alcoholic drinks are included in new plans to tackle alcohol harm. The Scottish Government’s ‘Alcohol Framework 2018: Preventing Harm’, includes proposals to consult on alcohol marketing such as public spaces and online.

A new online tool to help Scottish businesses identify how they could be affected by Brexit and what they can do to prepare has been launched by Michael Russell MSP, the Constitutional Relations Secretary.

Our latest Employment Law Update, prepared by 121 HR Solutions, offers homeworking tips for employers and also covers key issues including monitoring in the workplace, applying absence management policies, and misuse of social media at work.

 

Our latest Employment Law Update, prepared by 121 HR Solutions, offers homeworking tips for employers and also covers key issues including monitoring in the workplace, applying absence management policies, and misuse of social media at work.

The consultation on a deposit return scheme (DRS) asking the public to shape a scheme for drinks containers as a way of reducing plastic pollution closes on September 25.

Keep abreast of the latest relevant employment law with our latest Employment Law Update, prepared by 121 HR Solutions.

The Scottish Wholesale Association is urging members to participate in the Scottish Government’s recently launched consultation on minimum unit pricing (MUP) by wholesalers on trade sales.