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We’ve been loving the recent warm weather. With it set to continue, we wanted to have a look at the rules and regulations about high temperatures in the workplace. Yes, they apply in Scotland too! It’s no fun being stuck in the office on a sunny day but we’ll set out the basics, below, so …
From 01 December 2017, new legislation came into force in Scotland which means that Sheriff Courts no longer have jurisdiction for civil cases relating to the Private Rented Sector in Scotland. The new court for cases of this type is the Housing and Property Chamber in Glasgow. It’s a form of Tribunal. Note that the …
Problems with the masonry on the Poundland building (formerly Woolworths) on Elgin High Street have led to the temporary closure of North Street to vehicles The Grigor & Young Elgin office is on North Street. We – and other businesses in central Elgin – would like to emphasise that North Street still provides a means …
According to comScore, 50% of all online searches will be conducted by voice by 2020. 40% of adults already use voice search at least once per day (according to Location World). Sound (sorry) advice for websites wanting to optimise for voice search – which is good advice about how to write website content, generally – …
On Friday 04 May 2018, the offices of Grigor & Young will close at 12.30pm. We will be going out for lunch to celebrate a few things. There’s the recent conversion of the business to a limited liability partnership. We also celebrate the fact that Greg Robertson has become a member (a “partner”) in the …
This might seem like a very simple question. Too simple, even. But insurance is often confusing. We find that people don’t always readily understand what different types of insurance are intended to do. Apart from that, many people have Legal Expenses Insurance (LEI) and don’t know it. And, apart from that, we’re not always very …
If one person makes an audio recording of another person without the second person’s knowledge or permission, our automatic reaction is that that is not “fair”. This is an issue that comes up reasonably often in the context of meetings between employer and employee, particularly disciplinary meetings. What does the law say about these things? …
From 01 April 2018, Grigor & Young is a limited liability partnership. It means that the formal title for the business is Grigor & Young LLP, though our trading name will still be Grigor & Young. As another element of this change, on the down side, Nicola Howard is not continuing as a member (‘partners’ …
