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Katy Wedderburn, head of MacRoberts LLP's employment team, discusses the UK Government's proposal to introduce a mandatory duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment. The UK has had legislation making sexual harassment unlawful towards employees, workers carrying out work personally and job appl

A community-led housing project which will bring 15 new affordable homes to the Aberdeenshire village has secured grant funding from the National Lottery Awards for All programme to provide the specialist support needed to progress the project.

A social housing development delivered by building and construction firm The JR Group has been shortlisted for a prestigious housing award. Phil McGinlay, Swan Group’s managing director; Hazel Robertson, development manager, Link Group; Craig Whyte, JR Group commercial

Luxury homebuilder Bancon Homes has been shortlisted as a finalist for three awards in the highly regarded Scottish Home Awards 2021, the winners of which will be announced in September. The nominations are for its Lochside of Leys development in Banchory where it is a finalist in the House of

The Scottish Green Energy Awards opened yesterday with nominations invited for 11 categories across all renewable technologies. This year’s event will return as an in-person awards ceremony which will comply with the latest government guidelines to ensure the health and safety of guests.

Aluminium fenestration solutions from Senior Architectural Systems have helped shape the new state of the art sports centre at the University of Stirling, with the building featuring the manufacturer’s doors, windows and curtain walling. Designed by Faulkner Browns architects and built by Morr

Scotland captain Andy Robertson is engulfed in a dispute with a neighbour over plans to build a swimming pool at his English home. The Glasgow-born Liverpool FC defender wants a 41ft pool in an extension to his £3.3m home in a select part of Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Forth Ports has today intimated to the Scottish Government that it will submit a proposal for a Green Port encompassing key ports, industrial complexes and logistics centres along the north and south shores of the Firth of Forth and at Edinburgh Airport.

A detailed masterplan for a major mixed-use development between the approaches for both of the Forth road crossings has been submitted.

New proposals have been unveiled for the delivery of a mixed-use development at the former Madras College campus in St Andrews.

Specialist real estate development finance provider Maslow Capital has announced the completion of a £20 million development facility for Audley Modular Student Living’s 257- unit PBSA scheme in Edinburgh.

Plans to build a council-owned solar farm on the outskirts of Kilwinning are gathering pace.

An Inverness hotel is to pioneer a new £2.5 million low carbon heating innovation which could pave the way for future decarbonisation of the gas grid in the Highland capital and further afield. In what will be a Scottish first, The Glen Mhor Hotel has commenced construction on an emerging syst

Gas distribution company SGN and UK renewable energy solutions provider Vital Energi are combining to form a unique and pioneering private sector initiative to develop, own and operate low and zero-carbon heat networks.

Housebuilder and timber systems manufacturer Stewart Milne Group has been awarded its 12th Royal Society of Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award for an outstanding health and safety performance during 2020. With over a decade of consecutive awards, this most recent accolade presents the organi