Female employment in Scotland has hit a record high according to statistics from the Scottish government with employment across the country also rising.

Last minute talks are underway in a bid to stop CalMac workers going on strike on Friday. Caledonian MacBrayne ferry staff are to go on strike on Friday but will stop working any overtime as of Wednesday.

The number of disgruntled former partners taking legal action for a second time against former partners has more than doubled in the last few years.

Despite having one of the best female employment records in Europe, gender inequality is still proving to be a major issue in Scotland and the rest of the UK.

The number of reforms has almost doubled in the last year despite reforms to try and cap the number of tribunals. Despite an initial decrease in the number of cases, the numbers have since rebounded.

The UK Government have warned that they will change the strike law in the UK in order to prevent strikes with a minimal turnout from unions.

According to an investigation by the BBC only ten of Scotland’s 50 biggest employers are actually paying workers the living wage.

A vicar has lost his appeal to bring an unfair dismissal appeal against the Church of England after a court ruled that he was employed by God.

According to the Registers of Scotland, property prices across the country rose sharply between January and March in 2014.

According to property experts rural homeowners are attempting to reclassify their homes in order to make their properties more appealing to could-be-buyers.