International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Why not register for a free one-day online conference which aims to highlight the many inspirational female role models working within the UK, support the next generation of female innovators through workshops and expert advice sessions, and strengthen the UK as a world leader in innovation and gender inclusion. The event takes place on 8 March...
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International Women's Day (IWD) takes place on 8 March annually and is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. IWD 2021 theme is #ChooseToChallenge For further information please visit the IWD website.
NEW: The National Cyber Security Centre is running a series of free cyber security webinars and talks aimed at UK businesses of all sizes, educational institutions and charities. NEW: Exporting goods from Great Britain to the EU via the short straits: A webinar and Q&A session on the issues arising from goods moving from GB to the EU, via the short straits, has been published. More information can be found on GOV.UK. Video content to...
On 1 March 2021, the law around where people can smoke in Wales is changing. This means that hospital grounds, school grounds, public playgrounds, and outdoor care settings for children will be required to be smoke-free. It will be an offence to smoke in a smoke-free area and anyone caught breaking the law could face a £100 fine. The legislation will also make changes in the tourism sector. There are currently exemptions that allow smoking...
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), in collaboration with Innovate UK, have launched the next opportunity to bid for funding from the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF). Businesses in Wales, England and Northern Ireland will have a further opportunity to bid for up to £40 million in grant funding through the IETF Phase 1: Spring 2021 competition window. The applicant guidance contains all the information necessary for applying for the Phase 1...
A new action plan to help secure the long-term future of manufacturing in Wales has been launched by Welsh Government. A Manufacturing Future for Wales: A Framework for Action identifies the steps needed to develop a resilient, high value manufacturing sector with a highly skilled and flexible workforce able to deliver the products, services and technologies necessary for the future Welsh economy. The plan addresses the important issues of climate change and the need to...
St David’s Day on 1 March 2021 is an opportunity to showcase to the world the best Wales has to offer and This is Wales is inviting you to join them. As part of their digital festival over the St David’s Day weekend, they’ll showcase Wales across social media with stories of the people, culture, businesses and communities, including: a 72 hour consumer facing social media celebration of all things Welsh (from 26 February) a...
The Welsh Government have issued guidance on how they will offer COVID-19 testing to private and public sector workplaces. The Welsh Government support for regular asymptomatic testing in private and public sector workplaces in Wales will focus on workplaces: with higher exposure to risk which involve close proximity to others with > 50 employees that cannot work from home that deliver and maintain key services for the public For further information please visit the GOV.Wales...
Wales Export virtual conference will provide new and existing exporters with a range of information and advice on all aspects of exporting and how the Welsh Government can help your business. At this virtual conference you will have the opportunity to: Attend webinars – these will cover exporting topics relating to trending topics. Participate in Round Table Discussions – these will be delivered by subject experts, providing in-depth advice on some of the most common...
The Welsh Government launched the £500 payment scheme in November 2020 to support people who have been asked to self-isolate by the Test, Trace, Protect service. The scheme has been updated to include those who have been asked to self-isolate and are unable to work from home and are: In receipt of Statutory Sick Pay or New Style Employment and Support Allowance or less; and/or In receipt of £500 NET personal income a week or...