From 2025, ISDN (integrated services digital network) and PSTN (public switched telephone network) telephone lines will be permanently turned off and applies to business and home customers. You need to start planning your move today because there could be a lot to do. Remember, it’s not just about your phone services, you need to review everything you’re connecting to your phone lines, like alarms, EPOS machines, door entry systems, CCTV, and faxes. Many businesses have...
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The UK Government launches competition for businesses to bid for share of £1 million to stimulate innovation in Occupational Health (OH). Successful bidders will receive up to £100,000 to back their projects from 19 May 2023, with the UK Government looking for innovative solutions to drive better access for SMEs and the self-employed to OH services. Applicants are being encouraged to demonstrate how they would deliver improvements to OH, harnessing technology such as artificial intelligence...
With summer arriving and the subsequent increase in seasonal work, workers are as likely to have an accident in the first six months at a workplace as during the whole of the rest of their working life. The extra risk arises due to: lack of experience of working in a new industry or workplace lack of familiarity with the job and the work environment reluctance to raise concerns (or not knowing how to) eagerness to...
More two-year olds in Wales are set to benefit from funded childcare as scheme expands with £10 million of further Welsh Government funding. The extra funding is part of a phased plan to expand early years provision to all two-year-olds in Wales, with a particular emphasis on strengthening Welsh-medium provision. This is a commitment in the Co-operation Agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru. The new investment will see an additional 2,200 children benefit...
The National Eisteddfod, Wales’ largest cultural festival, will take place in Llŷn and Eifionydd, Boduan, Gwynedd from 5 to 12 August 2023. Traditionally a competition-based festival, which attracts over 6,000 competitors each year, the Maes (site) itself has grown and developed into a vibrant festival with hundreds of events and activities for the whole family. The festival attracts some 150,000 visitors each year, so take this opportunity to promote your business to a largely Welsh-speaking...
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. The February edition of the Employer Bulletin has articles on: reporting advances of salary changes to Basic PAYE Tools and PAYE Desktop Viewer student and postgraduate loan thresholds from April 2023 how to help employees with income tax relief for employment expenses getting ready for the National Minimum Wage rate increase...
The second round of the Recognition Arrangements (RA) Grant Programme is now open. Grants of up to £75,000 will be awarded to UK regulators and industry bodies to help them develop agreements with their international counterparts for UK professional qualifications to be recognised overseas. This will make it easier for UK businesses to export their services worldwide. The RA Grant Programme will run until 31 March 2025. For further information please select the following links...
Fairtrade Fortnight 2023: 27 February to 12 March. The theme this year is FOOD! This means you could focus on any aspect of Fairtrade and food to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight 2023. This could be, climate change and food production, Fairtrade procurement or food security to name but a few. Food is at the heart of Fairtrade and intersects with climate change, gender, livelihoods and every other aspect of Fairtrade. Look here Where to buy -...
This landmark legislation was laid before the Senedd on Tuesday 7 June 2022. Welsh Government intends to bring the Bill into force as quickly as possible, and on current plans we hope the legislation will receive Royal Assent in April/May 2023. The Bill fulfils a Programme for Government commitment to place social partnership on a statutory footing in Wales. It aims to enhance the well-being of the people of Wales by improving public services through...
The International Trade Committee have launched an inquiry into the export opportunities available to UK businesses: Inquiry: Export opportunities International Trade Committee The cross-party Committee of MPs calls for written evidence submissions which examine the current situation for exporters, the support offered by the UK Government, and how easily exporters can access it. Over the course of its inquiry, the Committee will investigate the key barriers preventing businesses from exporting, how these can be addressed...