Wear Red Day (WRD) will take place in Wales, Scotland and England on 22 October 2021. WRD is a national day of action which encourages schools, businesses and individuals to wear red and donate money to help facilitate the delivery of anti-racism education for young people and adults throughout Wales, Scotland and England. Every penny raised during WRD enables the campaign to work with more young people and adults across the UK to challenge racism...
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Wales is home to a dynamic food and drink industry, with businesses ranging from micro artisan businesses to larger food companies. These businesses produce a wide range of products from speciality items for niche markets to high volume items for major distribution networks. Following on from the huge success of the event in 2019, BlasCymru / TasteWales 2021 will bring together producers, buyers and food industry professionals at this signature international food and drink trade...
From 18 October to 24 October 2021 partners, volunteers and communities will come together to make sure that everyone can take part in the digital world. Thousands of events will take place in hundreds of communities, providing a friendly and welcoming way to help people take the next step on their online journey, building skills and improving lives along the way. There are useful guides and resources that your business can use to show your...
What is the points-based system? What is a salary threshold? How do I become a licenced sponsor? What do I need to do for my EU national employees? On the 1st January 2021 free movement ended and the UK introduced a new points-based immigration system. The new system treats EU and non-EU citizens equally and has transformed the way in which all people come to the UK to work and study. Anyone coming to the...
HMRC is urging Working Tax Credit customers to check if they need to update their working hours if these have reduced as a result of coronavirus. During the pandemic, Working Tax Credit customers have not needed to tell HMRC about temporary short-term reductions in their working hours as a result of coronavirus - for example if they were working fewer hours or were furloughed. If a Working Tax Credit customer’s hours temporarily fell because of...
Guardians of Grub’s new e-learning course ‘Becoming a Champion’ has been developed by industry professionals and will take your food waste reduction skills to the next level. This is a great opportunity to upskill and make a positive difference to you, your people, profits and the planet. This is your chance to join the growing community of Hospitality and Food Service Industry professionals who have become recognised Champions, leading the charge in saving their businesses...
The UK workforce is ageing. People want and need to work for longer and employers need to draw more effectively on an older workforce. For women this is particularly true – they have been the major drivers of growth in the older workforce over the last decade. Many women now return to work after childbirth and the reform of the pension system has extended women’s working lives. There are now five million women over 50...
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment. Employers of all sizes can apply for funding until 17 December 2021 which covers: 100% of the National Minimum Wage (or the National Living Wage depending on the age of the participant) for 25 hours per week for a total of 6 months associated employer National Insurance contributions minimum...
The Christmas season has a big impact on most businesses and employees in the UK. It will be a time when there is likely to be extra demand for products, services and sales in some businesses whilst others may experience a quiet period or may shut for the Christmas holidays. This year, Christmas Day, 25 December 2021 falls on a Saturday and Boxing Day, 26 December 2021, falls on a Sunday, which means Monday 27...
Would you like to use just a little more Welsh in your business? Not sure where to go to find Welsh resources online? We’ve just published a new list of useful resources on our Helo Blod website that can help with this. Here are just a couple of examples of the useful things you can find: Cysgliad – build your confidence when writing in Welsh by using Cysgliad, the Welsh-language spellchecker and suite of Welsh/English...