Isles have joint-lowest furlough figures in March
Shetland had the joint-lowest percentage of workers on furlough in March, according to HMRC. Just 8 per cent of the workforce was on furlough at…
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Isles have lowest furlough figures for UK
Shetland had the lowest number of people on furlough in the UK at the end of December. Only around 600 people were on furlough at…
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Around 1,000 still furloughed in August, new figures show
Around 1,000 workers were still furloughed at the end of August, latest figures from HMRC show. According to an update on the coronavirus job retention…
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Westminster supports over 3,000 isles jobs during pandemic
The UK government has supported the wages of 3,300 jobs in Shetland since the launch of its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income
READ FULL STORYWarning over tax scam
A warning has been made for people in the isles to be wary of a new tax scam.
READ FULL STORYPolice warning over HMRC scam
A warning has been issued of a new telephone scam where the scammer contacts people at random claiming to be from revenue and customers.
READ FULL STORYChristmas bonus to be restricted by trust
By JOHN ROBERTSON An historic spending cut was agreed yesterday when Shetland pensioners’ Christmas bonus was removed from those not on low incomes. The radical…
READ FULL STORYBonus will be paid – for now
By JOHN ROBERTSON THE CHRISTMAS bonus for pensioners and the disabled is to be paid out this year despite the threat of an extra £250,000…
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