Here are the top business stories making the headlines in the morning newspapers.
City marquee music go-ahead
Aberdeen's Dutch Mill will now play music in its marquee after a year-long wrangle was finally settled by councillors.
The Queens Road hotel erected the huge outdoor area amid coronavirus restrictions on indoor socialising in 2020.
But the Press and Journal says it has proven to have lasting popularity.
And, recently, council planners rubber-stamped proposals to keep it in place until at least 2025.
Now, bosses have finally been given permission to play "low-level background music" and "sporting commentary" in the marquee.
It comes after months of negotiations with the local authority, who today insisted the change would not inspire a "flood" of copycat applications at other Aberdeen beer gardens.
North-east brewer's advert banned
A BrewDog advert has been banned for suggesting its fruit-flavoured beers counted as "one of your five-a-day".
The north-east brewer said the e-mail was "tongue-in-cheek", but the advertising watchdog said it risked misleading consumers.
The BBC says Government guidelines recommend people eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day to remain healthy - however this does not include alcoholic drinks, even if they have a high fruit content.
The Advertising Standards Authority said that many consumers would not have known that for sure when BrewDog sent them a marketing e-mail in July with the five-a-day claim in the subject line.
BrewDog argued that the e-mail was only sent to existing customers who had opted in to e-mail alerts and would have been aware of its playful marketing style.
But the regulator said the advert cannot appear again in its current form and warned BrewDog not to repeat the claim.
A BrewDog spokesman said: "We respect the Advertising Standards Authority's decision and are happy to confirm that beer is not a fruit or a vegetable. We hope that sorts it out."
Minister accused of disrespecting Holyrood probe
A Scottish Government minister has been accused of disrespecting a Holyrood probe into the ferries fiasco by providing it with "unsatisfactory and evasive" responses.
Keith Brown, who is now justice secretary, but was previously the minister responsible for infrastructure, was strongly criticised by the Scottish Parliament's public audit committee. It questioned whether his behaviour breached the ministerial code.
The Scotsman says Mr Brown previously told MSPs he did not "have any further information to provide" after being pressed for more details.
There has been a long-running row over the construction of two CalMac ferries, the Glen Sannox and the as-yet-unnamed hull 802, which are now more than three times over budget and years late. One is destined for the Arran route and the other will serve Skye, North Uist and Harris.
Leave of absence request from Mone
Tory peer Michelle Mone is to request a leave of absence from the Lords "to clear her name", amid allegations she benefited from a company she recommended for a Covid contract.
The BBC says it means she would not attend sittings of the House, vote on any proceedings or be able to claim any allowance.
Baroness Mone has been linked to PPE Medpro, which won government contracts during the pandemic.
Her spokesman said the allegations had been "unjustly levelled against her".
It was Baroness Mone's decision to seek a leave of absence, her spokesman added.
Teacher strikes in Aberdeen area tomorrow
Teachers who are members of the SSTA and NASUWT unions are striking over pay in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire tomorrow.
The BBC says that, in Aberdeen City Council, secondary schools will be closed to pupils in S1-S4.
In Aberdeenshire Council. where possible, all schools will remain open but action will affect each school in different ways. This means the closure or partial closure of some schools and disrupted timetables in others. Parents will be notified by their schools.
Bilfinger deal with unions
A bargaining agreement covering Bilfinger UK's inspection teams working on Taqa's North Sea assets has been struck.
Trade unions Unite and GMB confirmed yesterday that the energy services firm has formally entered into a collective arrangement.
It means Bilfinger offshore workers will now be able to bargain on terms and conditions.
Energy Voice says unions have hailed the deal as a "tremendous achievement" and a "fantastic win for worker and company alike".
David Hall, operations director inspection for Bilfinger UK, said: "We have always aligned with the market to ensure we attract the best talent in the industries we operate in.
"These are challenging times for workers and employers in the offshore energy sector and, having assessed recent changes in the market, it is now in the best interests of these employees, our customer and our business that we enter a collective-bargaining agreement.
"We continually engage with unions on all employment matters and will continue to work with them to deliver solutions that are right for our people, our customers and our business."
Expansion at Ashtead Technology
Aberdeenshire-based Ashtead Technology has continued its acquisition spree.
For £20million, the company has snapped up Hiretech.
Energy Voice says the major beneficiary of the deal will be Hiretech founder and chief executive Andy Buchan.
He founded the Aberdeenshire-based, equipment rental, service and maintenance company in 2010.
Abigail in production
Ithaca Energy has celebrated first oil from Abigail, a tiny North Sea oil and gas field.
Energy Voice says Abigail is targeting a low-high range of 3.9million-8.3million barrels of oil equivalent.