If your business uses, makes, sells or imports chemicals in the UK and EU find out how to comply with the EU and UK REACH chemical regulations. UK REACH is part of the UK’s chemicals regulatory regime. If you sell or distribute chemicals in the UK and the EU, you’ll need to follow both UK REACH and EU REACH rules. For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.
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Wales’ tourism sector will be able to start re-opening from Saturday March 27 2021 as the stay-local rule is lifted, First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced. The stay local rule will be replaced by an interim all-Wales travel area, which will remain in place until April 12 2021, subject to the public health situation. For the next two weeks, only those with a reasonable excuse, such as work, will be able to travel into or...
In 2021 enforcement of the Gender Pay Gap regulations was suspended, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have announced that this year employers will face enforcement action if they do not report their data. This means that any organisation which employs over 250 members of staff must publish information about their gender pay gap. However, in light of the challenges currently facing many employers, enforcement will not begin until 5 October 2021, the EHRC...
Under the current restrictions, you are unlikely to be travelling abroad, however if you are planning to travel to the EEA or Switzerland for work or business purposes in the future, you should: Check whether you need to apply for a visa, work permit or other documentation. Additionally, check the relevant country’s websites for details on application requirements and processing times if you need to make an application, and apply sufficiently in advance of travel...
Welsh Government have announced an additional £24 million package of support to revitalise Wales’ town centres which includes: £18.4 million of Transforming Towns loan funding will breathe new life into old and empty properties. £3.34 million will help high street businesses grow and embrace innovative digital technology that will help their business thrive as part of the Year of SMART Towns. An additional £3 million will be used to incentivise more North Wales businesses to...
Modern slavery can affect people of all ages, gender and races and includes a range of different forms of exploitation. Modern slavery is illegal and is defined as the recruitment, movement, harbouring or receiving of children, women or men through the use of force, coercion, abuse of vulnerability, deception or other means for the purpose of exploitation. Slavery is called a hidden crime because it can be difficult to identify a victim. There have been...
A new loan scheme to support access to finance for UK business as they grow and recover from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Recovery Loan Scheme ensures businesses of any size can continue to access loans and other kinds of finance up to £10 million per business once the existing COVID-19 loan schemes close, providing support as businesses recover and grow following the disruption of the pandemic and the end of the transition...
The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), in collaboration with Innovate UK, recently opened the new Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) IETF Phase 1: Spring 2021 competition. BEIS will be hosting a series of stakeholder clinics throughout the competition window to help and support businesses interested in applying for IETF funding. The stakeholder clinics will help businesses planning on bidding for Phase 1 funding by enabling them to speak directly to...
Purah Beeswax Candles based in Llannon, Carmarthenshire, has been using Helo Blod a free, fast and friendly Welsh translation and advice service that helps businesses use more Welsh. The sustainable candle company, Purah Beeswax Candles, has used the free service to make the Welsh language more visible in their business and has already seen the benefits of using the Welsh language. Helen Louise Williams, the owner of Purah Beeswax Candles, currently sells her candles online...
The SME Brexit Support Fund could give you up to £2,000 to help with training or professional advice, if your business has up to 500 employees and no more than £100 million annual turnover. Traders can apply for up to £2,000 in total through two types of grants: Grant for Training: The grants can be used to provide training on the following: How to complete customs declarations. How to manage customs processes and use customs...