Research and development funding for feasibility studies and technology trials in clean maritime technologies to accelerate maritime decarbonisation in the UK. The Department for Transport will work with Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest £12 million in innovative feasibility studies and pre-deployment projects. This competition is part of a suite of interventions to be launched by the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE). UK SHORE aims to transform the...
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We want to help your business reach a Green Goal and receive up to £5,000 for your business or start up idea*. Do you think your business could be greener or are you looking for help to start a greener business? We’re here to support you. We are offering fantastic awards to help you start or improve your early start business and build in some green steps. 1st award £5,000 2nd award £2,000 13 x...
This year’s International Women in Engineering Day takes place on 23 June 2022 and the theme is Inventors and Innovators #INWED22 This year we’ll be celebrating the amazing work that women engineers around the world are doing to support lives and livelihoods every day and are profiling the best, brightest and bravest women in engineering, the inventors and innovators who dare to be part of the solution and are helping to build towards a brighter...
Under the BFI Network Wales offer, Ffilm Cymru commissions world-class live-action, documentary and animated short films in partnership with BBC Cymru Wales. Beacons provides funding as well as creative and practical support, training and mentoring opportunities to help filmmakers advance their careers. Beacons short films have achieved success at festivals, won numerous awards, been broadcast on BBC Wales and released on iPlayer. Who can apply? We accept applications from: Writer, director (or writer-director) and producer...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Accident Book is a valuable document that organisations can use to record accident information. The Accident Book can be used to record details of all work-related accidents including injuries from accidents at work that employers must report under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 ( RIDDOR). The book contains 50 perforated accident record forms and is designed to support users in being GDPR compliant. For...
All workers are legally entitled to be paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW). This includes temporary seasonal staff, who often work short-term contracts in bars, hotels, shops and warehouses over the summer. The National Minimum Wage hourly rates from 1 April 2022 are: £9.50 - age 23 or over (National Living Wage) £9.18 - age 21 to 22 £6.83 - age 18 to 20 £4.81 - age under 18 £4.81 - apprentice Employers who do...
The annual Ystadau Cymru Awards are a celebration of successful collaborative asset management across the Welsh public sector and are now welcoming entries for the 2022 Awards. All you need to do is share your examples of successful collaborative projects that have taken place across the Welsh public sector estate, no matter how big or small. The categories for 2022 nominations are: Creating Economic Growth Demonstrating Environmental Responsibility Delivering Social Value Delivering Innovation Submit your...
The newest partner of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Working Minds campaign, Make UK, has launched a podcast series on the importance of mental health. Across six episodes, former BBC Business Editor Jonty Bloom interviews companies and experts – from large companies to SMEs. They include: Chloe Smith MP, Minister for Disabled people, Health and Work Andrew Ward, Make UK’s Health, Safety and Sustainability Director Rachel Newman, Head of People, Policy and Support, The...
The Welsh Government, in conjunction with Innovate UK EDGE, are holding a Support Surgery to help selected Companies based in Wales prepare themselves better to make Pitch Presentations as part of their applications for support to Innovate UK. It is intended that further surgeries will be run in due course. If you are unavailable for any of the surgery slots, please feel free to email the organiser to register your interest in a future On-line...
Gender Equalities at Work is pleased to host this discussion of Wales' approach to tackling workplace inequalities. Through a focus on equal pay and the gender pay gap, this event will situate Wales’ distinct approach to tackling workplace inequalities within the UK legislative and policy context - exploring how lessons from the past can inform future approaches. Looking to the future and the Welsh Government’s intention to reinvigorate the Welsh Specific Equality Duties and set...