The Competition and Marketing Authority (CMA) has set out its views on the types of misleading environmental claims made about products that could break the law and is seeking views on draft guidance for businesses about ‘green’ claims. This is based on a careful review of how these claims are being made and how people respond to them. It explains the best way for businesses to communicate their green credentials, while reducing the risk of...
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has expanded its suite of talking toolkits to include NHS and social care sector specific versions. There are separate toolkits for England, Scotland and Wales, including a Welsh language version and have been developed with input from the sector. Each toolkit is designed to help managers and others start the potentially difficult conversations with their employees that begin the process for preventing and managing work-related stress. The toolkits are...
HMRC publishes the Employer Bulletin 6 times a year, giving employers and agents the latest information on topics and issues that may affect them. June’s bulletin covers updates and information on: COVID-19 PAYE tax and changes to guidance customer support The employer bulletin is only available online. You can register for HMRC’s employer email alert service to receive emails from HMRC which tell you when the latest issue is available. For further information visit GOV.UK.
Businesses in the South Wales Valleys have faced a number of significant challenges over the past 24 months – the impacts of severe flooding, uncertainty around Britain leaving the EU, increased cyber-crime and of course the COVID pandemic. Ensuring business resilience is more important than ever, and continuity planning is something every business should be considering. At this conference, delegates will hear from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Insurance Service about how to develop...
Businesses in Wales materially affected by the phased move to Alert Level One, such as indoor attractions and wedding venues, will receive £2.5m in further support from the Welsh Government, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, has announced today, 14 June 2021. Additional funding is now being made available to support businesses affected by the staged transition to Alert Level One, due to the impact the delta variant of COVID-19 is having on transmission rates. The staging...
There are changes to Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) from July 2021. The UK Government will continue to pay 80% of your furloughed employees' usual wages for the hours not worked, up to a cap of £2,500 per month, to the end of June 2021. In July, CJRS grants will cover 70% of employees' usual wages for the hours not worked, up to a cap of £2,187.50. In August and September, this will then reduce...
FarmWell Wales provides Welsh farmers with the most up-to-date information and details of support services including: Keeping your business resilient through change - Links to the most useful and user-friendly information sources across all farm business areas, where you can find the facts to help plan successfully and efficiently. Staying fit and healthy - Supportive links, advice and help, aimed at achieving stronger emotional and physical intelligence, whilst maintaining a safe and healthy working environment...
Tourism Industry Update The Welsh Government introduced new smoking legislation in Wales on 1 March 2021. The main changes are that school grounds, hospital grounds and public playgrounds as well as the outdoor areas of care settings for children are now smoke-free. For the tourism industry, the new laws mean that the current exemption to the smoking ban which enables smoking to take place in self-contained holiday and temporary accommodation as well as in designated...
Everyday activities like shopping can present challenges for vulnerable customers. The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has produced guidance, which outlines some of the ways in which you can accommodate the needs of vulnerable customers in-store. There are many small actions you can take to make your stores more accessible for everyone. This may mean providing the service by a different method. Making adjustments in your store can benefit your customers and colleagues, ensuring that...
The competition, delivered by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in collaboration with the devolved administrations, will use culture as a catalyst for levelling up areas outside London and put culture at the heart of plans to recover from the impact of the pandemic. The competition is now live and applications are encouraged from towns and cities across the UK. For the first time, groups of towns will now be able to...