New Lockdown Restrictions in Scotland Confirmed

New COVID-19 Restrictions for Scotland have this afternoon been confirmed by Holyrood. 11 local authority areas have been moved to Level 4 restrictions, 2 have moved down to Level 2 & 19 have remained the same.

We outline the implications for Scottish business workplaces these new Level 4 Restrictions have here: Which Businesses Will be Forced to Shut

From 6pm Friday 20 November, the new COVID-19 Restriction Level allocations will be:

Level 1:
Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar
Highland
Moray
Orkney
Shetland

Level 2:
Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire
Argyll and Bute
Borders
Dumfries and Galloway

Level 3:
Angus
Clackmannanshire
Dundee City
Edinburgh
Falkirk
Fife
Inverclyde
North Ayrshire
Perth and Kinross

East Lothian and Midlothian will remain in Level 3 until Tuesday 24 November when they will move to Level 2.

Level 4:
East Ayrshire
East Dunbartonshire
East Renfrewshire
Glasgow
North Lanarkshire
Renfrewshire
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire
Stirling
West Dunbartonshire
West Lothian

Support for Employers

The COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and extension to the furlough scheme continue to present numerous and complex challenges for Employers. 

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