The new UKCA marking rules – replacing the CE mark – will come into force from 1 January 2023, and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is running a series of webinars to help businesses understand the process of adopting UKCA safety markings. The next webinar is on 18 January 2022 and focuses on businesses who have a role or involvement in the manufacturing or supply of CE / UKCA marked goods on...
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The Welsh Government wants your views on proposed local variation to land transaction tax (LTT) rates for second homes, short term holiday lets and potentially other additional residential properties, and are consulting on changes to LTT to give more opportunity to people who are looking to buy homes for permanent occupation. Issues include: the size of areas in which local variations could take place the procedure for identifying the areas where different rates may apply...
The Welsh Government is encouraging farmers to register to have their say in the next phase of designing the new Sustainable Farming Scheme. This next phase will take place in the summer of 2022 and people can register now to be part of the process. This will give them the opportunity to share their opinions on the practicality of proposed actions underpinning the Sustainable Farming Scheme and the wider scheme structure and processes. The Sustainable...
The 2022 New Welsh Writing Awards is now open for entries and this year’s theme is the Rheidol Prize for Prose with a Welsh Theme or Setting. The winner will be awarded a prize of prize of £1,000. For further information please use the following links: 2022 – Terms & Conditions 2022 Awards – Submit Your Entry 2022 Awards – Partners and Sponsors The closing date for entries is 15 February 2022.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Awards recognise and reward excellence for innovation, competitiveness and talent in the food and drink industry. Who can enter? Food and drink manufacturers Retailers, producers, growers, hospitality Sectors working with the food and drink supply chain including researchers, distributors, health, local authorities and education providers Take a look at the award categories and enter for free before 28 February 2022, for your chance to win – you can enter...
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...
“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...