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...
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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...
Forming your vision of where you ultimately want to be in life is a major achievement and a big step on the way to successfully following your passion. But your final destination can seem so far away that it feels like more of a dream than reality. To make it more real and prevent the sheer scale of what you want to achieve becoming too daunting, you need to break down your journey into smaller...
The Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) is targeted at businesses in the hospitality, leisure and attraction sectors and their supply chains who have been materially impacted by a greater than 50% reduction of turnover between 13 December 2021 and 14 February 2022. The funds seeks to compliment other COVID-19 response measures to support businesses, social enterprises and charitable organisations in Wales. The ERF will support: Businesses impacted between 13 December 2021 and 14 February 2022 and...
The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) Public Health Advice, Guidance and Expertise (PHAGE) group has presented evidence to the four chief medical officers regarding the duration of self-isolation for COVID-19 cases and the potential to reduce this period with support from repeat testing with lateral flow devices (LFDs). This advised that a 7-day isolation period alongside two negative LFD test results has nearly the same protective effect as a 10-day isolation period without LFD testing...
Fairtrade Fortnight will be back Monday 21 February to Sunday 6 March 2022. For two weeks each year thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food and drinks and who grow the cotton in our clothes. For further information please visit the Fairtrade website. If you run a business find out how by becoming a responsible business you can have a...
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers to declare any COVID-19 grant payments on their 2020 to 2021 tax return. These grants are taxable and customers should declare them on their 2020 to 2021 tax return before the deadline on 31 January 2022. The SEISS application and payment windows during the 2020 to 2021 tax year were: SEISS 1: 13 May 2020 to 13 July 2020 SEISS 2: 17 August 2020 to...