Living your life within a framework of honesty and trust is key to gaining respect through integrity and is vital in forging important relationships that can help you get you to where to want to be. Projecting integrity will have a powerful effect on boosting your reputation, which you need to nurture and protect to achieve success. Damaging your reputation can seriously dent your ambitions. Practising honesty and trust will help you to build a...
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Now is the perfect opportunity to check up on the key changes affecting payroll for the 2023 to 2024 tax year. Get an overview of the main changes by joining HMRC’ live webinar ‘Employers – what’s new for 2023 to 2024’, during which you can ask questions using the on-screen text box. Join this live webinar for an overview of the new rates for: Class 1 National Insurance National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage...
Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) was introduced on 1 April 2022. If you manufacture or import 10 or more tonnes of plastic packaging within a 12-month period you must register for PPT on GOV.UK, even if your packaging contains 30% or more recycled plastic. You need to register for PPT if either of the following apply: you expect to manufacture or import 10 or more tonnes in the next 30 days (the 'forward look' test) you...
The industry wide campaign #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste is returning for St. David’s Day 1 March 2023! This campaign will be the biggest ever campaign to encourage Welsh and GB shoppers to celebrate with Food & Drink from Wales on our national day. As with previous campaigns, there is a new digital toolkit for you to use in your social media communications during the campaign. If you are Wales-based business, then your customers will appreciate that you...
Economy Minister launches new plan to ensure today’s children and workers will have the skills required to work in the new jobs of tomorrow’s net zero economy. The Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, today (28 February 2023) published the Welsh Government’s Stronger, Fairer, Greener Wales: Net Zero Skills Plan. The plan recognises the importance of skills in supporting our net zero challenges, by equipping our current and future workforce with the right skills. Launching the new...
The Welsh Government has embarked on an ambitious cross sector project, in partnership with the Welsh Automotive Forum, to identify and map those companies in Wales that currently are, or could, operate in the new Net Zero Emissions Mobility market. Your company may already supply the net zero mobility market be it in Automobiles, Trains, Marine, Aerospace etc or have the capability, adaptability, and vision to change their process and participate in Net Zero Mobility...
Working together for better jobs, improved health and care services, a greener environment and a more prosperous economy are the missions at the heart of a new innovation strategy for Wales being launched today (27 February 2023) by the Welsh Government: New innovation strategy sets out aspiration for Wales to be a leading, innovation-based nation. Strategy focuses on ensuring innovative new technologies are developed to help solve the biggest challenges facing communities, ensuring those solutions...
Innovate UK is offering UK registered small and micro businesses a share of up to £20 million in grants. In addition to the grant support, you will be offered tailored business support delivered by Innovate UK EDGE. The aim of this competition is to provide a package of targeted support to enable ambitious UK registered micro and small businesses in transformative technologies to reach their potential. Your innovation must lead to new products, processes or...
4.5 million tonnes of edible food is thrown away each year by UK households. Shockingly, 25% of this wasted food is due to cooking, preparing or serving too much - this costs UK households £3.5 billion each year. That is why Love Food Hate Waste is dedicating a whole week of action to shining a light on how simple behaviours to reduce food waste can save time and money. This will ultimately reduce the impact...
The gender pay gap is the difference between the average (mean or median) earnings of men and women across a workforce. From 2017, if you are an employer who has a headcount of 250 or more on your ‘snapshot date’ you must comply with regulations on gender pay gap reporting. Gender pay gap calculations are based on employer payroll data drawn from a specific date each year. This specific date is called the ‘snapshot date’...