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...
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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...
HMRC is contacting employers for their assistance to help their employees understand that the increased National Insurance contribution of 1.25 percentage points from 6 April 2022 is helping fund the NHS, health and social care. They are requesting that employers include a message for affected employees on all payslips between 6 April 2022 and 5 April 2023, explaining the increased National Insurance contribution. The message should read; "1.25% uplift in NICs funds NHS, health &...
A new Welsh Government plan to help more people in Wales to find and stay in work has been unveiled by Economy Minister Vaughan Gething. The new plan for employability and skills sets out the actions Ministers will take to deliver the Young Persons Guarantee, support people furthest away from the labour market to find work – and focus on improving labour market outcomes for disabled people, Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic people, women, and...
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) are carrying out a call for views as part of a review of the designs system to make sure it remains fit for the future. The designs system enables rights holders to protect designs and enforce their rights. The IPO are seeking views and evidence from users of the system so that they can ensure the UK’s designs framework works for the businesses, consumers and professionals that use it. This...
Since we last published the Employment and Skills Plan for the South West Wales region there has been a huge change in the way people work; the types of jobs on offer and more importantly perhaps the skills now required by industry to drive forward their businesses in a post pandemic world. The turbulent times that many have faced over the last two years has meant that new skills have been identified as a key...
Small Business Britain is excited to launch the Sustainability Basics programme, in partnership with Oxford Brookes Business School, to help small businesses make the most of the opportunities of sustainability. This free programme (and community of like-minded businesses) will give each entrepreneur the basics they need to supercharge their sustainability planning, reduce their impact on the planet, and turn their sustainability plans into fantastic commercial advantage. This programme will be delivered over six weeks entirely...
Workplace sexual harassment is unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature that violates a worker’s dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment. It is recognised under multiple international agreements and laws as sex discrimination, and must be eliminated in creating gender equal societies and workplaces. In a 4 nation approach to eradicate sexual harassment in the workplace across the UK, Chwarae Teg, Fawcett Society, WRDA and Close the Gap have come together...
First Minister Mark Drakeford will today publish Wales’ longer-term plan to live safely with coronavirus. Together for a Safer Future will mark the start of Wales’ transition beyond the emergency response to the pandemic – emergency measures have been in place for 2 years. It sets out how Wales can live safely with coronavirus – just as we live with many other infectious diseases – and what that will mean for public health services and...
The 2022 Ashden Awards are now open to all climate pioneers transforming the world of work. The Awards accelerate climate innovation, helping businesses, charities, governments and others power up their impact in the UK and low-income nations. The 2022 Ashden Award categories: Energising Refugee Livelihoods Energy Access Skills Energising Agriculture Energy Innovation (UK) Skills in Low Carbon Sectors (UK) Greening All Work (UK) Six winners will receive a grant of £10,000 to £25,000, a promotional...