Employers have the same health and safety responsibilities for those working at home as any other worker. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) home working guidance is for anyone who employs home workers, including those who split their time between their workplace and home (sometimes called hybrid working). The guidance has been redesigned and expanded to provide more detail on straightforward actions to manage home workers’ health and safety. This includes the risks of working...
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“In late December I issued statements about the £120m financial support that has been made available for businesses impacted by Omicron, I can now confirm that subject to meeting the eligibility criteria the funding will also be available to newly established businesses. The Welsh Government recognises that there is a need to support those who started a new business in the summer months. The funding will provide a potential lifeline to those who have recently...
First Minister Mark Drakeford has asked people to keep taking steps to protect each other and keep Wales safe from the wave of Omicron cases. He has confirmed alert level 2 measures will stay in place in Wales following the outcome of the latest regulations review. Cases of coronavirus have risen sharply to their highest ever levels as the Omicron wave has surged across Wales in the post-Christmas period. The latest figures show there are...
The UK Government has published the proposed statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay, parental bereavement pay and sick pay from April 2022. The rates normally increase each April in line with the consumer price index (CPI) and normally occurs on the first Sunday in April, which in 2022 is 3 April. The national minimum wage rates that will apply from 1 April 2022 have already been published, for further...
Eluned Morgan MS Minister for Health and Social Services statement 5 January 2022. “Wales Covid-19 testing capacity has increased significantly in NHS Wales laboratories and as part of a UK testing programme which is the biggest in Europe with almost 400 million PCR tests carried out since the start of the pandemic. As the omicron wave sweeps across the country demand for PCR testing has reached unprecedented levels across the UK. This has resulted in...
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services statement 5 January 2022. “Due to the ongoing risks of coronavirus, including the recent and rapid emergence of the omicron variant, we continue to advise against all but essential international travel at this time. Just a few weeks after its notification to the World Health Organisation, omicron has spread around the world and is now the dominant form of the virus in the UK. In line...
The Home Office and DEFRA have announced the Seasonal Worker visa route will be extended until the end of 2024, which allows foreign workers to come to the UK for up to six months to work in the horticulture sector. There will be 30,000 visas available in 2022, but this will be kept under review with the potential to increase by 10,000 if necessary. The number of visas will begin to taper down from 2023...
Free to enter, the Farm Shop and Deli Retailer Awards are highly respected in the industry for playing an important role in supporting, and celebrating, the UK’s independent, specialist retail market. For 2022, the Awards will recognise specialist retailers who are doing their part to create a better world through sustainable initiatives, whilst supporting their customers, communities and suppliers. If you are an independent retailer selling regional fresh/farm produce or with a delicatessen counter you...
The UK Government has announced that employees in the UK can self-certify sickness absence for 28 days instead of seven. The change came into force on 17 December 2021 and applies to absences beginning on or after 10 December 2021, up to and including absences, which begin on or before 26 January 2022. For further information visit Statutory Sick Pay: employee fitness to work - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Self Assessment deadline is on 31 January 2022. Customers can complete their tax returns online ahead of the deadline at a time that suits them. If you cannot afford to pay your latest bill You can set up a payment plan to spread the cost of your latest Self Assessment bill if all the following apply: you owe £30,000 or less you do not have any other payment plans or debts with HMRC your...