The call for evidence, which applies to Wales, Scotland and England, is seeking views on challenges to progression in low pay sectors, benefits of progression to employers and localities, and examples of good practice across the country. The call for evidence invites views on the following: specific barriers to progression in the areas of retail, hospitality, construction, business support services, and care work impact of progression pathways and other initiatives on businesses benefits of identifying...
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The Welsh Government has announced an extra £15.7 million to nearly double the contact-tracing workforce in Wales for the winter. To read the full statement please visit the GOV.Wales website. COVID-19 statutory sick pay enhancement scheme Welsh Government have updated guidance for the COVID-19 statutory sick pay enhancement scheme which will provide support for care workers who are required to stay off work due to actual or suspected COVID-19 or because they have to self-isolate...
The new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) guidance is now available. You can now apply for CJRS online for periods from 1 November 2020 and you will need to submit any claims for November by 14 December 2020. You and your employees do not need to have benefited from the scheme before to claim for periods from 1 November 2020 and there are now monthly deadlines for claims. Claims for periods starting on/after 1 November...
The UK’s sanctions framework is changing, existing EU sanctions regimes are being transitioned into UK law through regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. EU sanctions will no longer apply in the UK from 11pm on 31 December 2020. The UK Government is hosting a series of webinars to help you understand how the new legislation and processes might affect your work, and what you will need to do to ensure compliance...
The Rushlight Awards 2020-21 are now open to entries and are designed specifically to support and promote all the latest clean technologies, innovations, initiatives and deployment projects for businesses and other organisations throughout UK, Ireland and internationally. The Rushlight Awards are open to all types of organisation at any stage of corporate development, including individual inventors, early stage companies, charities, universities, SMEs, quoted companies and multi-nationals. Categories include: each of the renewable energy types improvements...
A series of checklists having been produced by the UK Government to help businesses prepare for 1 January 2021. The checklists apply to the following sectors: consumer goods sector – for more information please visit GOV.UK website automotive sector – for more information please visit the GOV.UK website aerospace sector – for more information please visit the GOV.UK website science, research and innovation sector – for more information please visit the GOV.UK website life sciences...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is carrying out spot checks and inspections on all types of businesses in all areas to ensure they are COVID-secure. By calling and visiting premises and speaking directly to employers, HSE can check the measures they've put in place are in line with government guidance. Visit the HSE website to find out: how spot checks and inspections work what our inspectors will need to check how they can help...
Companies House are contacting all companies currently receiving paper reminders. The letter explains that they have stopped the paper service and urges all companies to sign up for the email reminder service. The service is free, and you can: choose up to 4 people to receive a reminder (including an agent) file your document immediately from a link within the email For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.
Businesses in Wales are eligible and can access the new incentives for the recruitment of new apprentices. Apprenticeships continue to play a vital role in delivering the skills employers and the economy need, offering the opportunity to recruit cost effectively and build a skilled workforce. Any employer in Wales, regardless of size or sector, can benefit from the apprenticeship recruitment incentives: up to a £3,000 incentive for employing a new apprentice up to a £2,600...
The loans are designed to support UK businesses that are losing revenue and seeing their cashflow disrupted as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The schemes listed below have been extended to 31 January 2021: the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) – and the Future Fund Eligible businesses will be able to ‘top up’ existing Bounce Back Loans should they...