Acas gives employers and employees free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules and best practice. They have produced guidance to help businesses during the coronavirus pandemic on a range of topics including the following: Working safely Furlough and pay Furlough letter templates Working from home during coronavirus Shielding and vulnerable people Sick pay for self-isolation Holiday and leave Disciplinary and grievance procedures Mental health For further information please visit the Acas website.
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The UK and the EU have agreed transitional arrangements to allow personal data to flow freely from the EU to the UK as part of the Brexit trade deal. Under the arrangements, businesses and public bodies in the UK will continue to receive data freely from the EU for a period of up to six months until adequacy decisions have been adopted. For further information please visit the ICO website.
Life Sciences Guidance for retailers: supplying over-the-counter medicines to Northern Ireland: Guidance has been issued explaining how the supply of medicines into NI works. For more information visit the GOV.UK website. Guidance for retailers: supplying medical devices to Northern Ireland: Guidance has been issued explaining how the supply of medical devices into NI works. For more information visit the GOV.UK website. Business Information Receiving interest, royalties or dividends payments from the EU: Guidance has been...
Expression of Interest competition now open for a single project or multiple projects to the value of £1.35 million funding that supports the development of technology, innovations or services relating to Smart Maritime Land Operations and shows potential to demonstrate measurable benefits to the UK maritime Sector. The competition closes at 12pm on 15 February 2021. For further information please visit the MaRI-UK website.
The Welsh Government will be making a further £200 million available to businesses affected by COVID-19 restrictions to help with their operating costs. Further information on this latest package will be provided on Friday, 29 January 2021 and we will update the COVID-19 Support for Businesses pages when the details have been confirmed. The further £200 million is in addition to the funding that’s currently available via the ERF Sector Specific Grant and ERF Restrictions...
Seafood exporters across the UK will receive UK Government funding of up to £23 million, to support businesses which have been most adversely affected by the COVID pandemic and the challenges of adjusting to new requirements for exporting. The fund will be targeted at fishing export businesses who can evidence a genuine loss in exporting fish and shellfish to the EU. Support will be available immediately and paid retrospectively to cover losses incurred since 1...
Importing and Exporting The Trade with the UK tool: This tool provides information for international businesses exporting goods into the UK, covering taxes, tariffs, commodity codes and regulations. It also provides information for goods going into Northern Ireland. The Check How to Export Goods tool: this tool provides information for UK exporters about duties, rules of origin and customs procedures for over 160 markets around the world. It also provides detailed information about the UK...
‘Buy With Confidence’ is a non-profit trader scheme and aims to provide the elderly, vulnerable and general members of the public with a list of Traders that have been vetted and rigorously checked by Trading Standards Services. The scheme provides consumers with a list of businesses which have given their commitment to trading fairly. For businesses looking to show what sets them apart from the rest, the ‘Buy With Confidence Trading Standards Approved’ stamp helps...
Following agreement of a trade deal with the EU, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is helping ensure business understand what is expected of them, including on issues such as the use of the UKCA marking. This now includes a ‘ What’s Changed?’ summary guide to key changes regarding the specific product safety and metrology legislation amended by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. This guidance provides...
The Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates, has issued a letter highlighting the Business Wales EU Transition Portal and a tracker that the UK government has developed. The Business Wales EU Transition Portal provides a central source of advice and guidance for businesses preparing for the new trading relationship, including information on latest developments. The UK government tracker can be used by businesses to obtain a personalised list of actions. The checker...