Paid annual leave is a legal right that an employer must provide. Every worker is legally entitled to paid time off for every hour they work, whether they work part time, shifts or irregular hours. People that work atypical working patterns, such as agency workers or temporary staff, as well as part time workers or those that do shift work, are most at risk of missing out on pay. For further information on holiday pay...
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The Wales Start-Up Awards will recognise the outstanding achievements of start-ups in the Welsh economy. The awards categories for 2020 are: business to business services start-up Cardiff start-up construction start-up consumer services start-up creative start-up cyber start-up digital start-up equity-funded start-up financial and professional services start-up fintech start-up food and drink start-up global start-up graduate start-up green start-up innovative start-up manufacturing start-up medtech start-up mobile and emerging technologies start-up retail start-up rural start-up social enterprise...
HMRC advice for people choosing to give up their income to support their business or donate to charity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are choosing to give up part of their income to support their business or employers, or donate to charity. HMRC is keen to support people who choose to waive - or give up – part of their income, particularly when it comes to understanding any tax...
The £10 million UK Seafood Innovation Fund will support the UK’s fishing, aquaculture and seafood industries to deliver cutting-edge technology and innovation. The fund is open to all organisations within the UK or EU who have an innovative idea meeting the objectives of the fund. EU organisations can apply as a project lead, or can be part of an application as a subcontractor. Collaborative projects including both seafood sector experts and technology businesses are encouraged...
Applications for the new Welsh dairy support scheme will open on 18 June 2020, supporting farmers hardest hit by the recent exceptional market conditions due to Covid-19. Through the fund, eligible dairy farmers will: need to demonstrate they have suffered a reduction of 25% or more in the average price paid for their milk in April and subsequently May, when compared to February 2020 be entitled to up to £10,000, to cover around 70% of...
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has worked with others to develop guidance about current issues with PPE (personal protective equipment). Health and safety law says that employers must protect workers from injury or harm to health which could happen as a result of work-related activity. This includes taking reasonable steps to protect your workers and others from coronavirus. HSE also has specific advice to help employers and workers including...
Guidance for operators and furloughed drivers on EU mobile working time rules and EU and AETR drivers’ hours and tachograph rules has been published. The guidance explains how: to record your activities when furloughed, including when undertaking other work, either on your tachograph or by manual record if a tachograph cannot be used being furloughed interacts with the working time rules that apply to mobile workers to meet your obligations relating to driver card and...
Employers play an important role in ensuring the issues their employees face aren’t made worse by discriminatory decisions regarding furlough, sick pay or redundancy. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have produced guidance for employers as the coronavirus pandemic is having a particular impact on people with certain protected characteristics, as an employer, you are still under legal obligations to ensure the decisions you make in response to coronavirus do not directly or indirectly...
The UK Government have announced the following updates: Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will be extended, those eligible will be able to claim a second and final grant in August. Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) From 1 July 2020, employers can bring back to work employees that have previously been furloughed for any amount of time and any shift pattern, while still being able to claim CJRS grant for their normal hours not worked. When...
As we move through the challenges of dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak and carefully start to look at moving out of lock down, across different business areas, we have a range of practical support and guidance for employers. The links and guidance will evolve over time to reflect the lockdown status, so please revisit these pages for the most up-to-date guidance. Please visit the Business Wales Keep Wales Safe at Work pages for further information...