The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its guidance to help you have conversations with your workforce about providing support and keeping control measures in place. Talking to your workers means you can explain changes you’re making to keep the workplace COVID-secure and continue to run your business safely. It also gives workers the chance to: tell you if they’re worried about any workplace risks influence decisions about health and safety For further information...
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A new timetable for introducing import border control processes will enable UK businesses to focus on their recovery from the COVID pandemic. The UK Government will now introduce full border control processes, six months later than originally planned. From 1 October 2021: Pre-notification requirements will be required for products of animal origin, high risk food not of animal origin (HRFNAO) and certain animal by products. Health certificates will be required for products of animal origin...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) continues to publish the latest coronavirus-related guidance and information, as well as updating previously published content. This includes: Ventilation and air conditioning – adequate ventilation (including air conditioning) can help reduce risk of spreading coronavirus. Protecting home workers – advice on lone working without supervision, display screen equipment and stress. Hand sanitiser and surface disinfectants – guidance for employers who are providing hand sanitiser for their workers and others...
Welsh Government is encouraging an increase in remote working and has set a long-term ambition for 30% of the Welsh workforce to work away from a traditional office, to be achieved by giving people more options and choice on their workplace. This ambition is intended to help town centres, reduce congestion and cut carbon emissions. In Haverfordwest HaverHub’s new coworking space offers a space to work in the community, while TownSq’s latest hub Costigan’s in...
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on workplaces and the workforce in Wales and the rest of the UK. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified negative impacts of Covid-19 including: rising unemployment an increase in poverty risk and working poor firm closures and widening economic and health gaps between geographical areas Healthy Working Wales is keen to hear from a wide range of employers to better understand the current and future health...
SME Toolkit Trading with the EU and Northern Ireland: A new summary of actions SMEs may need to take to trade with the EU is now available. The document provides an overview of actions to take, outlines support, helplines and resources that may be useful for SMEs, and signposts more detailed guidance on Government websites. Moving goods to Ireland: Irish Customs have introduced some additional functionality for those using the Pre-Boarding Notifications service - providing...
The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates will increase on 1 April. In addition to the new rates, the age from which workers become eligible for the National Living Wage will be lowered. From 1 April all workers aged 23 and over must be paid the National Living Wage or above. These rates are for the National Living Wage (for those aged 23 and over) and the National Minimum Wage (for those of...
Transport for Wales are giving you an amazing opportunity to up-skill and up-scale your business, refine, develop and launch your product to market and secure a contract of work! If you’re an entrepreneur, start-up, or scale-up with a; product or early-stage product that can be developed to improve the Transport for Wales Rail (TfWL) passenger experience, then you’d be a great fit for the programme. You can do all of this in just 12 weeks...
The UK Government announced in November 2020 that there would be a fourth grant for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) and the grant will cover the period February 2021 to April 2021. To be eligible you must be a self-employed individual or a member of a partnership, the criteria will take into account 2019 to 2020 tax returns and will be open to those who became self-employed in tax year 2019 to 2020. The...
Are you running a successful business in the fashion, textiles or related technology sector? Do you have an idea that could take your company and the industry to the next level? The Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology (BFTT) SME R&D Support Programme is open for Expressions of Interest (EOI). The fashion, textiles and technology related sector (FTT) is buoyant, innovative and multidisciplinary, informing many adjacent sectors in the wider industry. Quite literally, spanning Agriculture...