Energy job losses in Aberdeen affect more than just industry
North-east business leaders not yet certain if GB Energy can fill the gap as job loss concerns hit energy sector.
Aberdein Considine
Making redundancies after Covid-19
With the tapering of the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) now in full swing, it is crucial for businesses to keep a close eye on headcount.
Aberdein Considine: What is flexible furlough and how to use it in your business
The Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been a lifeline for businesses up and down the country.
Aberdein Considine announces new partner
Employment law expert Nicola Gray has rejoined Aberdein Considine (AC) as a partner after a seven-year spell at rival legal firm Mackinnons.
Oil workers facing redundancy urged to seek financial advice
Workers facing redundancy are being urged to seek independent financial advice to plot the best road ahead.
Your legal rights in a redundancy process
As the UK oil and gas sector predicts up to 30,000 job losses over the next 12-18 months, Catriona Ramsay of Aberdein Considine sets out workers' legal rights.
Unprecedented, yes, but not carte blanche to tell staff to stay home
The use of the word 'unprecedented' has risen to unprecedented levels in these unprecedented times.
Having a ball for good cause
A yellow rescue helicopter took centre stage at The Press and Journal Energy Ball at the weekend.
Spirits high as P&J Energy Ball approaches
Spirits are high as the date for the eagerly anticipated Press & Journal Energy Ball is right around the corner.
Aberdeen house prices rise for the first time since 2017
The cost of buying a home in Aberdeen has risen for the first time since 2017 as thousands of jobs return to the North Sea oil and gas sector, according to a new report.
First two corporate boxes snapped up at Teca
The first two corporate hospitality boxes at the new £333 million Teca (The Event Complex Aberdeen) venue have gone to two of the Granite City’s largest professional services firms.
What to do when HSE calls?
As an employer, it’s your responsibility to make your workplace safe for your employees.
Property market pick-up indicator of better times
The tough economic conditions which have engulfed Aberdeen for the last four years may be coming to an end, according to new figures indicating tentative signs of a recovery in the local property market.
BP puts North Sea region asset up for sale
Oil giant BP is selling one of its oldest and grandest assets – its Greenridge mansion house in Cults, Aberdeen, is on the market.
Oil and gas contractors in line for tax hike
Oil and gas contractors are facing a triple tax blow under a stealth £3billion tax raid by George Osborne. As the dust settles on the first Tory budget in nearly 20 years, details of a three-pronged attack on the North Sea's self-employed workforce are now emerging. Contractors - who have already bore the burnt of the job cuts which have plagued the industry since the turn of the year - look certain to lose out on thousands of pounds of income due to changes in Fividend Tax next year.