Are you an employer with staff in Wales? If so, Public Health Wales (PHW) are interested in hearing about your experience as part of their research into employer understanding of the relationship between employee health and wellbeing and work, and the related needs. PHW have commissioned Opinion Research Services (ORS), an independent research company, based in Swansea, to undertake the research, which should only take 10 minutes to complete. The survey deadline has been extended...
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Learning at Work Week (LAW Week) takes place from 15 to 21 May 2023 and this year’s theme is ‘ Create the Future’ and is led nationally by Campaign for Learning. LAW Week is a unique annual event to build learning cultures at work. It aims to put a spotlight on the importance and benefits of continual learning and development. Each year, thousands of organisations run vibrant, creative campaigns and activities which promote a learning...
The Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden, has launched a £5 million Brilliant Basics tourism fund for 2023 to 2025. Brilliant Basics is a capital fund to deliver small-scale tourism infrastructure improvements across Wales. Previous projects funded by Brilliant Basics have included electric vehicle charging points, improved toilet and car parking facilities, accessible changing places facilities and improved signage and interpretation panels. Brilliant Basics will also support projects that improve accessibility at sites...
The 2023 Ashden Awards are now open to all climate pioneers transforming the world of work. The Awards accelerate climate innovation, helping businesses, charities, governments and others power up their impact in the UK and low-income nations. Entries are free and close on Wednesday 8 March 2023. For further information please select the following link The Ashden Awards - Ashden
The Welsh Government’s Wales and Africa team would like to invite you to a free event to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March 2023 at Portland House, Cardiff Bay. Four Welsh organisations were awarded funding to deliver their unique projects in Uganda and Lesotho in order to highlight women’s empowerment and gender equality, working in collaboration with their African partners. Hub Cymru Africa, who work across civil society bringing together charities, individuals and organisations...
Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual event where the whole of the UK comes together to focus on achieving good mental health. The week aims to tackle stigma and enable people to understand and prioritise mental health. This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 15 May to 21 May 2023, and the theme is Anxiety. Anxiety is an important human emotion but, in some circumstances, it can get out of hand and...
Paid annual leave is a legal right that an employer must provide. Holiday pay is worked out according to the kind of hours someone works and how they’re paid for the hours. This includes: full-time workers part-time workers agency workers workers working irregular shifts casual workers including zero-hours contracts Workers are entitled to a week’s pay for each week of statutory leave that they take. You can use the holiday calculator to work out how...
This year’s International Women in Engineering Day takes place on 23 June 2023 and the theme is Make Safety Seen #INWED23 This year we’ll be celebrating the amazing work that women engineers around the world are doing to support lives and livelihoods every day and are profiling the best, brightest and bravest women in engineering, the inventors and innovators who dare to be part of the solution and are helping to build towards a brighter...
Through 10,000 Women, Goldman Sachs provides the education, opportunities and access to capital women need to grow their businesses. The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women online course is a free-to-access, practical business education program, available to all women around the world. About the Online Program ten courses covering all aspects of running a business take any course, or combination of courses practical education and interactive activities from entrepreneurship experts eligible learners who complete all ten courses...
Small and local charities, working with people facing complex issues and barriers, can apply for grant funding from Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales. Specialist charities with an annual income between £25,000 and £500,000 can apply for a three-year, unrestricted grant of up to £75,000. The Foundation will support charities that understand the complexity of the issues people face and are best placed to make a genuine difference to people’s lives. The open themes...