The Lighthouse Club, the construction industry charity, are offering emotional and financial support to families in crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Construction Industry Helpline provides a 24/7 safety net for all construction workers and their families in the UK and Ireland. It is a charitable service funded by the industry, for the industry and provides: emergency financial aid to construction families in crisis advice on occupational health and mental wellbeing support on legal, tax...
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The Pay It Forward campaign is supporting businesses, organisations and the self-employed through the coronavirus crisis. Small businesses can set-up a Pay it Forward campaign to pre-sell their services and diversify trading now to ensure continuous cash flow. Crowdfunder is covering all platform and transaction fees making it free to small businesses and Enterprise Nation is providing access to free training and support for business, to help with online sales, marketing, cashflow, and diversifying, if...
Information you will need before you make a claim. You will need to have the following: a Government Gateway (GG) ID and password – if you don’t already have a GG account, you can apply for one online, or by going to GOV.UK and searching for 'HMRC services: sign in or register' be enrolled for PAYE online – if you aren’t registered yet, you can do so now, or by going to GOV.UK and searching...
HMRC have made changes to the Job Retention Scheme relating to employee eligibility: you can claim for employees that were employed as of 19 March 2020 and were on your PAYE payroll on or before that date; this means that you will have made an RTI submission notifying HMRC of payment of that employee on or before 19 March 2020 employees that were employed as of 28 February 2020 and on payroll (i.e. notified to...
The £5 million Enterprise Relief Fund will offer grants to 18 to 30-year olds across the UK who are self-employed and/or running their own business. In conjunction with cash grants, the initiative will offer one-to-one support and guidance to anyone who needs it and who may be worried about their future. Grants can be used to maintain core business operations during the coronavirus crisis, as well as meet any existing financial commitments, such as paying...
The application process for businesses qualifying for financial support from the Economic Resilience Fund is now open. Full details on the eligibility criteria for businesses and charities to enable them to apply can be found on the Financial Support and Grant page. Complete the COVID-19 support eligibility checker to make sure you are able to apply. Upon completion you will have a link to the online application.
The UK Ability Networks will be running free webinars to deliver practical and useful information to employers to keep them closely connected to the Disability Confident employer community, so that during and after COVID-19, disabled people are recruited and retained in work and not left behind. The webinars topics and details are below: New Ways of Working – how best to support disabled people – 22 April 2020, 11.30am to 12pm, book your place here...
The Department for International Trade (DIT) has issued guidance on how to help secure export finance to keep trading during the coronavirus outbreak by the UK government in direct communication to exporters and investors. As well as advice on what financial support is available for companies to manage the impacts of coronavirus, DIT stands ready to provide assistance with customs authorities to ensure smooth clearance of businesses’ products, and to offer advice on intellectual property...
ACAS are running online Coronavirus webinars for employers. The webinars provides practical advice for employers to help manage the impact of coronavirus in the workplace, and you can register to watch their latest webinar recording. You can also join ACAS experts every Friday at 10.30am to chat live on Twitter about your questions or concerns about coronavirus (COVID-19) and: time off work pay remote working what steps you can take to reduce its spread Send...
New rules to protect workers during the coronavirus outbreak have been announced. The regulations will mean the 2 metre social distancing rule will apply to any workplace, including homes, where work and repairs are being undertaken and outdoor spaces. All businesses will have to take all reasonable measures to ensure the 2 metre rule is maintained between people on their premises whenever work is being carried out. For further information please visit the Gov.Wales website...