Join the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) at this free event to hear how you can grow your business in 2022 with their Bootcamp and Networking event. The conference puts the focus on North Wales small businesses and spotlights the tools that business owners need to survive and thrive during these difficult times. Visit the business support organisation stands at the event, network with like-minded business people and be inspired and informed from the range...
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The UK Government has published guidance for businesses considering making offers of employment to people coming to the UK from Ukraine. If you are offering employment opportunities, you will need to complete the Vacancy information questionnaire after you have returned the questionnaire to offerwork@homeoffice.gov.uk, your organisation will be contacted by the National Employer and Partnership Team in the Department for Work and Pensions within 5 working days, to discuss the roles available. Job opportunities will...
On the 13 June 2022, the Foreign Secretary introduced the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill to parliament. The UK Government has also published a document that summarises the issues arising from the Northern Ireland Protocol as it stands, and how the Bill seeks to resolve them. For now, and as the new legislation progresses through Parliament, current arrangements will remain in place; with businesses able to continue to move goods into and out of Northern Ireland...
The British Library’s Business & IP Centre (BIPC) has relaunched its 'Reset. Restart' programme of free webinars, designed to help you overcome obstacles and thrive in the current climate. Restart began during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic with the aim to support small businesses to adapt and weather the storm. Even though the set of challenges business owners are facing today have changed, help is just as necessary now as it was then. Meet...
Ensure you accurately reflect increased NIC thresholds in your July payroll. On 23 March 2022 the UK Government announced that from 6 July 2022 National Insurance thresholds would be increased. To accommodate this change, payroll software, including HMRC’s Basic PAYE Tools, will need to be updated. This may happen automatically, or you might need to take action. It is important that payments due to be made on 6 July 2022 or later use the correct...
MADE Cymru and University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) have organised a series of free online and in-person events to inform, engage and inspire businesses. The Industry Summit from 21 to 23 June 2022 will discuss how Welsh manufacturing businesses can turn post Covid challenges into opportunities through collaboration with academia. The summit will be opened by Julie James, MS, Minister for Climate Change, who will deliver the keynote speech entitled, ‘What is the...
The UK government is closing the plug-in car grant scheme, from 14 June 2022 to new orders after successfully kickstarting the UK’s electric car revolution and supporting the sale of nearly half a million electric cars. To continue the UK government’s drive towards net zero and ensure effective use of taxpayer funds, £300 million in grant funding will now be refocused towards extending plug-in grants to boost sales of plug-in taxis, motorcycles, vans and trucks...