Business & Economy

All non-essential construction work should stop, new Scottish Government guidance makes clear

Only work on essential projects relating to coronavirus or critical infrastructure should continue

Political spotlight: UK citizens stranded abroad

As the rest of us get used to staying at home, for hundreds of thousands of UK citizens left stranded abroad, the challenge has been in getting home at all

COVID-19 exposes flaws in Scotland's food system, campaigners warn

MSPs support coronavirus bill

Nearly a million people claim Universal Credit as coronavirus outbreak worsens

Scottish Parliament to vote on emergency coronavirus bill

UK Government to charter flights to bring home British citizens stranded abroad

In context: Just Transition

Rishi Sunak to announce help for self-employed workers affected by COVID-19 lockdown

Fair work practices ‘more important than ever’, Scottish Government and STUC say in joint statement

Scottish Government calls for more support for self-employed

Scotland to go into ‘effective lockdown’ over coronavirus

Union to sue UK Government for failing to protect precarious workers

Sturgeon urges public to 'do the right thing' before government has to enforce a lockdown

More coronavirus restrictions are 'likely' to soon come into place, Sturgeon says

Boris Johnson threatens lockdown 'in the next 24 hours' unless public stop ignoring coronavirus advice

ScotlandIS launches digital hub to support businesses in response to coronavirus

Rishi Sunak to unveil plan to subsidise workers' wages to prevent millions losing their jobs over coronavirus

Billions to support Scottish businesses, workers and the vulnerable

Rishi Sunak unveils £350bn bailout to help businesses and workers hit by coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus 'devastating' pubs and clubs, business leaders warn

HMRC to stop automatically sending out physical copies of tax-return forms

Chancellor Rishi Sunak prepares further economic bailout as coronavirus crisis deepens

Deposit return scheme delayed to 2022 to allow businesses time to deal with impact of coronavirus

Workforce Q&A with opposition spokespeople

The time has come to move from 'contain' to 'delay' on coronavirus, Sturgeon says