Scotland: National Rural Network
In this Rural Jobs Round Up, you will find information on some current rural vacancies.
Proposals for wage increases for agricultural staff in Scotland have been agreed following the annual meeting of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board on 9th May.
The new rates of pay will come into effect from October 2012, with the basic rate of pay for agricultural workers with less than 26 weeks continuous employment rising by 11 pence per hour to £6.22, bringing the minimum wage for a 39 hour week to £242.58.
The new hourly rates will include:
The Implementing Transnational Telemedicine Solutions project (ITTS) are pleased to announce the launch of their new website: www.transnational-telemedicine.eu.
Scotland's largest deaf charity, Deaf Action, is celebrating after gaining funding that is set to benefit deaf people in Aberdeenshire.
Courses such as IT training, First Aid and Health and Safety are just a few of the courses that will soon be delivered in the region thanks to funding awarded by Awards for All, a Lottery grants scheme.
A family-run business in Moray are celebrating after being shortlisted for the Online Retailer of the Year Award in this year's Grocer Gold Awards.
Are you involved in farming, horticulture or another land-based industry and interested in care farming? Would you benefit from a visit to a working care farm? Would you like to share ideas and experiences of care farming with a group of like-minded people?
A full programme of community events has been unveiled for 2012 by the Southern Upland Roving Archers (SURA).
Plans for a new Rural Parliament for Scotland will be up for discussion at a seminar in Edinburgh on Tuesday 29th May, and rural communities are being urged to take this chance to get into the driving seat and make sure it works in their interests.
Scotland's biggest and most ambitious new outdoor arts programme, designed to engage directly with tens of thousands of people in communities across the country, will soon be coming to a location near you as part of the Year of Creative Scotland.
The LEADER Innse Gall Local Action Group (LAG) are delighted to announce that they are co-ordinating submissions to 'Images of Rural Europe' for participants from the Outer Hebrides.
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