Here are the stories making the business headlines this morning.
Bins will be in ‘tip top’ condition for Tour of Britain
Aberdeenshire Council has said its bins along the route of the Tour of Britain cycling event this weekend will be in “tip top” shape.
Overflowing bins across the region and in Aberdeen itself have shocked residents in recent days, the Press & Journal reports.
However, the local authority has stressed that with no strikes planned for the weekend, the televised cycling event will showcase a litter-free region in all its glory.
Majority of staff still working from home
The overwhelming majority of Scottish office workers continue to be allowed to work from home with only one in five asked to return to their desks full time, a survey for The Times has found.
Reseachers found only 22% had been asked to return for the whole working week.
Permission to work wherever they like has been granted to 23% of employees while 27% have to be at their workplace for between one and three days.
Aberdeen entrepreneur raises £2.2m for oil testing device
Entrepreneurial World Cup winner Rotimi Alabi is scaling up manufacturing of a disruptive new oil analysis device after his Aberdeen firm received £2.2million in equity funding.
The Press & Journal said the cash injection – led by Par Equity – is expected to trigger the creation of eight new jobs, including engineers, scientists and sales professionals.
Mr Alabi is chief executive of Aberdeen University spin-out RAB-Microfluidics.
Scot Govt 'cannot offer' more money to end pay dispute
The Scottish government "cannot offer" any more money to help resolve the ongoing council worker pay dispute.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney told the BBC that "people needed to understand there were finite limits" on finances.
The GMB, one of the three unions whose workers have been on strike, said more had to be done for low-paid staff.
Crown Office receives Stonehaven rail crash report
A police investigation into the Stonehaven rail crash has now been passed on to the Crown Office.
Police confirmed they have now concluded their “complex investigation” and submitted the report to the procurator fiscal.
The report compiled by Police Scotland, British Transport Police and the Office of Rail and Road is one of two investigations which was launched following the derailment in August 2020.
Scottish economy will ‘grow more slowly over the next 50 years’
The Scottish economy will grow more slowly than the UK average for the next 50 years as the population declines and there are fewer people of working age.
The stark prediction was made by the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC), the independent body which provides data that informs Holyrood ministers.
The Times reports that by 2072 there would be about 4.6 million people in Scotland, about 900,000 fewer than there are today, and equivalent to a 16% decline.
Royal Mail staff strike for second day over pay
Royal Mail staff are going on strike for a second day as 115,000 postal workers walk out in a row over pay.
The BBC says the strikes will disrupt delivery of packages and letters, and further strikes are planned on 8 and 9 September.
Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at the Royal Mail are striking after rejecting a pay rise of 2%, amidst the rising cost of living.