Mareel’s cafe closed most of this week due to staff shortages
Mareel’s cafe will be closed all week other than Friday due to staff shortages.
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Schools face closure after staff vote for strikes
School staff have voted to strike over pay in the largest ever union ballot.
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Sumburgh Airport staff could strike over pay
Strikes could close Sumburgh Airport unless a pay dispute is resolved this week.
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Unions renew threat of council worker strikes after failure to table a revised pay offer
The Scottish government has committed an extra £140m to support improved pay for council workers amid renewed threats of strike action.
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Airport operator hails board’s 50-50 gender split as ‘significant step’ towards greater diversity
The organisation running Shetland’s Sumburgh airport has achieved equal gender representation in its board. Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (Hial) claims it has made progress…
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Hotel jobs lost as oil downturn starts to bite
Scores of hospitality workers have been laid off in the North Mainland amid uncertainty in the oil and gas industry.
READ FULL STORYViking starts search for 50 engineers
By JOHN ROBERTSON SHETLANDERS with a head for heights could carve out lucrative careers with Viking Energy in future if the windfarm gets the go-ahead….
READ FULL STORYPoor gender balance as council dominates employment scene
By NEIL RIDDELL ALMOST a third of Shetland’s workforce is on the council’s payroll, it has been revealed. There are 2,469 “full time equivalent” members…
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