High energy usage businesses, such as steel and paper manufacturers, are set to receive further support for electricity costs as the UK government has confirmed details of the Energy Intensive Industries (EII) compensation scheme. The scheme will be extended for a further 3 years and its budget will be more than doubled. The scheme provides businesses with relief for the costs of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and Carbon Price Support mechanism in their...
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If an employee becomes a parent or falls sick, find out what payments they’re entitled to by joining the following live HMRC webinars. You can ask questions using the on-screen text box. Statutory Maternity and Paternity Pay This webinar covers the conditions your employee needs to meet, how much they’re entitled to, claiming back some or all of what you pay and record keeping. Please use the following link to register your place: Registration (gotowebinar.com)...
The theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is ‘Loneliness’. Loneliness affects millions of people in the UK every year and has had a huge impact on our mental health during the pandemic. The week will run from Monday 9 May until Sunday 15 May 2022 and will raise awareness of the impact of loneliness on our mental wellbeing, as well as the practical steps that can be taken to address it. For further...
Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales and Trefnydd written statement. Earlier this month, I signed the Agricultural Wages Order 2022. The Order makes some significant changes to the Agricultural Minimum Wage framework. These changes are based on the recommendations of the Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales to simplify and modernise the Order, and include: a new grading structure and grade descriptions; changes to the minimum rates of pay and allowances; removes...
Annual renewal packs are being sent out from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The packs will be sent out up to 27 May 2022, and customers have until 31 July 2022 to check their details are correct and update HMRC if there has been a change in their circumstances. Tax credits help working families with targeted financial support, so it is important that people do not miss out on money they are entitled to. Customers...
Wavehill have been appointed by Welsh Government to undertake a mapping exercise for the Manufacturing sector in Wales. This work will help Welsh Government better understand the health and needs of the sector, as well as shaping future support. It will also help to deliver against the specific action points outlined in the Manufacturing Action Plan (MAP) which aims to ensure the manufacturing sector can help to support a prosperous economy, a green economy, and...
The remaining import controls on EU goods will no longer be introduced this year, the UK government has announced. Instead, traders will continue to move their goods from the European Union to Great Britain as they do now. Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and the recent rise in global energy costs, have had a significant effect on supply chains that are still recovering from the pandemic. The UK government has therefore concluded that it would...
Conventional wisdom would state that the current stormy conditions are not the right time to start a business. Overall spending is way down and the “Plan B” safety net of “always being able to quickly get back into employment” may not be so straight forward as it once was. I get it. But that’s not the whole story, is it? We’re seeing that these COVID-19 times are generating more entrepreneurial opportunities than we’ve seen for...
Following the success of the first ever Innovation and Diversification Wales event in 2019, this is a day out with a difference, a day no farmer or forester will want to miss! When: 15 June 2022 Where: Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY An international line-up of keynote speakers and presenters will share their experiences and views, offering one-to-one surgeries, workshops and seminars on agri-related topics including: Innovation – more efficient ways...
Spar has launched a £100,000 Community Cashback scheme that will give grants to local charities as well as voluntary and community groups. Spar customers can apply for a grant for an organisation or charity they feel would benefit from the funding. Do you know an organisation that deserves funding? Apply here by sharing the exceptional contribution they have made to the local community and what the grant would be put towards and they could receive...