Employers have the same health and safety responsibilities for employees working from home as for any other employees. The Health Safety Executive (HSE) have produced guidance if your people are working from home. You should: provide the equipment they need, for example a computer, phone and videoconferencing facilities keep in regular contact with them, making sure you discuss their wellbeing The guidance explains the measures you should put in place to protect home workers including...
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A short, sharp firebreak will be introduced across Wales to help regain control of coronavirus. This means that a series of restrictive measures will be in place from 6pm Friday 23 October until 12:01am Monday 9 November 2020. Only go out for, food, education, care, health and work, if you can’t work from home. You must not meet people you do not live with, either indoors or outdoors. When you go out keep your distance...
The Welsh Government has called on employers to use extra Welsh Government funding to protect workers at risk of falling through a gap in UK government wage support schemes. With the all-Wales firebreak starting this evening, the Welsh Government is now stepping in to increase by £5million the £20 million discretionary fund provided to local authorities to support businesses retain those workers at risk of falling through the gaps in support. This fund is on...
The UK Government have announced further support for businesses and workers due to the coronavirus pandemic including: Job Support Scheme – for more information see the Job Support Scheme Open Factsheet Self-employed grant – for more information see the HMRC website For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.
If you have asked your employees to work at home because of COVID-19 then they may have additional expenses. If you’ve not reimbursed your employees, they can claim tax relief on £6 per week or £26 per month for these extra costs. If they want to claim more, they must provide HMRC with evidence to support their claim. They can only claim if you have asked them to work from home for all or part...
The Welsh Government have issued new regulations which impose restrictions on individuals, businesses and others to protect public health. They replace the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2020. The regulations includes a list of businesses and services whose premises are subject to restrictions or closure. The list can be found on page 36 of the regulations. A user-friendly version of the list of businesses can be found here. Click here to read...
Changes to legal practice from 1 January 2021 – guidance for legal professionals: Guidance for legal professionals on how various areas of legal practice will change from 1 January 2021 has been published here. Training fund launched to help vets prepare for 1 January 2021: The new Training fund for vets aims to boost the certification capacity for exports to the EU at the end of the transition period. Supplying medicines to Northern Ireland from...
National Mentoring Day was launched to recognise the significant benefits of mentoring across the UK and takes place on 27 October each year. Mentoring is help by one person to another and can make a significant in the mentee’s knowledge, work or thinking. Everyone from individuals, companies, schools, communities, universities and governments are encouraged to share their own mentoring success stories and case studies and to use the day to participate in raising awareness about...
For the 2021 Awards, the spotlight will shine on those retailers who deserve recognition and unveil the ‘Best in region’. Over the last few months, the awards have heard so many wonderful stories on how these retailers have gone above and beyond to help their customers, staff, suppliers and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Categories include: baker butcher cheesemonger delicatessen farm shop fishmonger food hall greengrocer independent local shop/village store online business Here’s how you...
Are you a business that has a successful Apprenticeship Programme embedded within your business? If so, don’t forget to get your application in for the Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2021 before the deadline of 13 November 2020, 12pm. The Apprenticeship Awards Cymru celebrates and recognises the extraordinary contribution of businesses to the Apprenticeship Programme in Wales. There are four awards categories for employers: Small Employer of the Year (1- 49 employees) Medium Employer of the Year...