The UK Government has announced plans to end the sale of halogen light bulbs from this September 2021, as part of the UK’s wider efforts to tackle climate change. Legislation being brought forward will also include the removal of fluorescent lights from shelves from September 2023. HL R7 halogens will remain available on the market, and some fluorescents such as T5s. Exemptions will be in place for lamps designed and marketed specifically for scene-lighting use...
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Grants of up to £150,000 are available to support charities and CICs working to build people’s digital and financial skills. The funding is being made available through the Santander Foundation’s new £1.8 million Financial & Digital Empowerment Fund. The fund will support up to 12 projects which help to equip disadvantaged people with the tools, knowledge and confidence to make better, informed decisions about money, and to help them achieve new opportunities for employment and...
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society are seeking to fulfil their charitable objectives and showcase the agricultural industry on-line with a week long celebration. The virtual show will be launched on 19 July 2021 as well as being featured on the Society’s social media channels where followers will be able to enjoy an array of informative videos that will be on offer show week, taking place between the 19 and 22 July 2021. For further information...
UK Trade Tariff: imports and community transport inwards – If you are making a declaration using the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) follow the guidance in the UK Trade Tariff: volume 3 for CDS. Making a delayed supplementary import declaration using CHIEF - Only use the guidance to make supplementary import declarations using the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) service. Making a late supplementary declaration - Find out what to do when you've...
Morgan and Mona are two wind farms being proposed by bp and Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) in the Irish Sea. They are located approximately 30 km from the coast, with a combined area of approximately 800 km². Suppliers The project is currently encouraging UK-based suppliers to register their interest at enbw-bp.com/suppliers, particularly those with connections across North Wales and the northwest of England. For further information visit www.enbw-bp.com.
An opportunity for UK companies to meet with Boeing Space & Defence representatives from procurement, technical and other departments of BDS (Boeing Defense, Space & Security Division) at an event hosted at a BDS facility in Los Angeles, California. UK suppliers can present their technologies and capabilities to the BDS teams on a one to one basis as well as during a showcase. Expanding opportunities for UK companies in Boeing’s supply chain is part of...
Aerospace Wales has join forces with Hugh James, for an employment law webinar, covering the key considerations for employers in a post-Brexit and post-pandemic world. In the webinar Rhiannon Dale and Eleanor Bamber from the Employment and HR Services team will consider the impact of Brexit on EU nationals’ immigration status, and what employers will need to do should they wish to employ EU workers going forwards. They will cover immigration routes including via Skilled...
Wales will move fully into alert level one from 17 July 2021. The changes were paused four weeks ago because of the emergence and spread of the delta variant across the UK and to enable more people to be vaccinated in Wales. And there will be further changes to the rules outdoors as Wales takes the first careful step towards a new alert level zero. Alert level zero is set out in an updated Coronavirus...
The Coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp focus the financial vulnerability of those who have little or no savings. There has never been a more important time to improve the financial wellbeing of your employees than now, and Welsh Government is asking employers to help by partnering with a credit union to offer work based payroll savings and access to affordable credit. Payroll savings schemes are simple to set up, are free of charge, and...
All workers are legally entitled to be paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW). This includes temporary seasonal staff, who often work short-term contracts in bars, hotels, shops and warehouses over the summer. The National Minimum Wage hourly rates from 1 April 2021 are: £8.91 - age 23 or over (National Living Wage) £8.36 - age 21 to 22 £6.56 - age 18 to 20 £4.62 - age under 18 £4.30 - apprentice Employers who do...