16 January 2009
Government statistics are revealing that little progress is being made in reducing the pay gap which exists between male and female employees in the Highlands.
Rhoda Grant, Highlands and Islands regional Labour MSP, says it is disappointing that the median full time hourly pay of women in the region has consistently been 10% lower [...]
Women in the Highlands facing lower average salaries than men
EU CAN’T BE BLAMED FOR ENDING BULL HIRE SCHEME
15 January 2009
As MSPs are set to debate the controversial decision to axe the much respected crofters bull hire scheme (Thursday), the decision to end the scheme is one the Scottish Government alone has taken and is not caused by EU rules, north Labour MSPs have claimed.
This is the position set out in a letter [...]
