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SSE is one of Perth's largest employers, with approximately 2,000 members of staff. The recent merger with Ovo Energy has prompted concerns about the effects of the merger on unemployment in Perth, with the announcement of potential job losses and redundancies. Around 80% of the job losses will come from the SSE business, with the company expecting 1,000 jobs to be lost in Scotland. SSE has not yet confirmed the precise number of job losses affecting Perth.

It's good news for those who have been waiting to move house but have been held up due to the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions placed on us all. In a statement to Parliament last week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that we are moving into Phase 2 of the Scottish Government’s route map to ease Coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions, meaning that restrictions on house moves will be relaxed on 29th June.

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been a life saviour for many businesses and without it many would not still be trading today. However now that the Government has made its long awaited announcement about the winding down of the furlough scheme, many businesses will be looking towards their future capacity, their workforce requirements, and will be putting in place their redundancy plans.

It is good news for those waiting to move forward with general court cases such as building disputes or debt actions, as non-emergency civil cases start to get the green light to be dealt with by conference call. Throughout the current pandemic, the Sheriff Principal of Tayside, Central and Fife has been keeping practitioners up to date with plans for the operation of the Sheriff Courts in relation to civil business.