The Small Business Commissioner supports businesses in resolving disputes around late and unfair payment issues and provides advice, including on how to take action if a payment is overdue. As many small business owners are directly or indirectly impacted by Covid-19, it is more important than ever to ensure small businesses are paid on time. Many small businesses are reaching out for assistance, with disputes over delayed payments or in some cases, non-payment because of...
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Employers are facing unprecedented circumstances in responding to coronavirus. Whilst working situations may have changed, employers' duties to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees or those who have long-term health conditions have not. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance gives employers simple instructions on the adjustments they must make and what to do if adjustments are not possible. For further information please visit the EHRC website.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has guidance for employers who are providing hand sanitiser in their workplaces, and for existing and new manufacturers of hand sanitisers and surface disinfectants. The guidance has information on how HSE regulates these biocidal products and includes: choosing the right hand sanitisers and surface disinfectants manufacturing and supplying hand sanitisers manufacturing and supplying surface disinfectants For further information please visit the HSE website.
The UK and Canada are running a joint funding competition to support collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects, to develop new products, processes and services. Projects must target improvement to the productivity and sustainability of crop, livestock and aquaculture systems. Proposals are welcomed from: combining digital technologies, artificial intelligence, the application of big data and engineering solutions with biological, environmental and/or social science to drive productivity developing technologies and solutions that connect farms and supply...
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has worked with Trading Standards to provide clarity for local shops about the sale of age-restricted products in relation to customers wearing face masks or face coverings. When serving customers wearing face masks or face coverings who wish to purchase an age-restricted product in store, retailers should consider the following: retailers should continue to enforce Challenge 25 policies where the retailer can’t confidently assess the age of a customer...
The National Lottery Awards for all Wales is prioritising funding projects and organisations supporting communities through the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a quick way to apply for smaller amounts of funding between £300 and £10,000. This means priority will be given to applications from: organisations supporting people who are at high risk from COVID-19 organisations supporting communities most likely to face increased demand and challenges as a direct result of measures to prevent the result...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a letter with the Department for Transport, to reassure drivers, and to remind businesses of their obligations to provide suitable toilet and hand washing facilities to drivers visiting their premises. Businesses which make or receive deliveries, should ensure that drivers have easy and safe access to toilets and hand washing facilities to support their health and wellbeing whilst carrying out their important work. HSE guidance states that...
HMRC have extended the time limit for notifying of a decision to opt to tax land and buildings, to 90 days from the date the decision to opt was made. This applies to decisions made between 15 February and 30 June 2020. For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.
Paid annual leave is a legal right that an employer must provide. Every worker is legally entitled to paid time off for every hour they work, whether they work part time, shifts or irregular hours. People that work atypical working patterns, such as agency workers or temporary staff, as well as part time workers or those that do shift work, are most at risk of missing out on pay. For further information on holiday pay...
The Wales Start-Up Awards will recognise the outstanding achievements of start-ups in the Welsh economy. The awards categories for 2020 are: business to business services start-up Cardiff start-up construction start-up consumer services start-up creative start-up cyber start-up digital start-up equity-funded start-up financial and professional services start-up fintech start-up food and drink start-up global start-up graduate start-up green start-up innovative start-up manufacturing start-up medtech start-up mobile and emerging technologies start-up retail start-up rural start-up social enterprise...