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Celebrate amazing women! Womenspire recognises women’s achievements in every aspect of life, from personal achievements to outstanding contribution. Our Chwarae Teg Womenspire Awards showcase the remarkable accomplishments of women across Wales and will inspire future generations. Nominations are open and this year’s categories include: Community Connector Community Champion Entrepreneur Gender Equality Champion Leader Learner Rising Star Woman in Health and Care Woman in Sport Woman in STEM FairPlay Employer Award Nomination deadline is Tuesday 5...
Jane Hutt MS, Minister for Social Justice I am pleased to announce that the Welsh Government will continue to fund Citizens Advice Cymru, third sector organisation Settled and immigration specialist lawyers, Newfields Law, to provide ongoing support to EU citizens’, EEA and Swiss nationals who wish to remain in Wales, until 30 September 2022. Despite the deadline for applications to the EUSS being almost a year ago, we know there continues to an ongoing need...
Entries are welcome from all sectors across the Communications and Content industries, including publishing, paper, printing and packaging, office products, marketing, software and games, communications, education, broadcasting, journalism and digital media. Nominations are encourage from commercial companies, start-ups, charities, trade associations, educational institutions and public bodies such as museums, libraries, galleries and archives. The awards remain free to enter. In total there are six Awards: Business Process Communications and Marketing Customer Experience Product Design Service...
The Welsh Government is calling on people across the country to join a national consultation that will shape its strategy to make Wales smoke-free by 2030. Tackling health inequalities and increasing support to help people quit are key to the Welsh Government’s ambitions to see Wales become smoke-free within the decade. Around 14% of people in Wales currently smoke and there are strong links between smoking and deprivation, with those in more deprived areas more...
The Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF) is part of the Global Britain Investment Fund, of which £354 million will support life sciences manufacturing. The LSIMF itself will provide £60 million in capital grants for investment in the manufacture of: human medicines (drug substance and drug product) medical diagnostics MedTech products They are particularly encouraging applications from companies ready to deploy their emerging technologies at scale in commercial manufacturing. More detail on eligibility criteria and...
HMRC is warning individuals not to share their personal information online to avoid their identities being used to claim bogus Self Assessment tax refunds. Individuals, ranging from teenagers to pensioners, are being targeted on social media platforms by fraudsters seeking to ‘borrow’ their identities. In return, the individual is promised a cut of the tax refund ‘risk-free’. Handing over sensitive personal information to criminals like this, even inadvertently, risks individuals involving themselves in tax fraud...
Chambers Wales South East, South West and Mid has opened entries for its highly anticipated Wales Business Awards 2022, providing SME businesses across the country with the opportunity to compete for Wales’ most prestigious accolades. Creating a better applicant experience, the nomination process has been simplified this year and introduces video entries across the range of categories below: Digital business of the year Global business of the year Green business of the year Innovative business...
The Information and Commissioner’s Office (ICO) new video surveillance guidance provides organisations in the public and private sectors with an updated resource, that addresses new applications of video surveillance technologies, and a more comprehensive description of how the UK GDPR and DPA 2018 applies. Technologies include: Traditional CCTV ANPR Body Worn Video (BWV) Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) Drones and More commercially available technologies such as smart doorbells and dash cams The guidance does not cover...
Businesses recruiting full time disabled apprentices over the next year can expect to receive an additional incentive of £2,000, Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has announced today. The Welsh Government Employer Incentive Scheme for disabled apprentices, which was designed to encourage employers to get first-hand experience of the benefits of recruiting disabled people, is being extended from 1 April 2022 until the end of March 2023, and increased by £500. The commitment supports the Welsh Government’s...