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World Autism Acceptance Week takes place from 27 March to 2 April 2023. Encourage your workplace to support World Autism Acceptance Week 2023, where this year’s theme is colour. There is also a virtual Spectrum Colour Challenge, which includes ideas for fundraising. Join the National Autistic Society in supporting the 700,000 autistic people in the UK. For further information please select the following links: Employing autistic people (autism.org.uk) Autism-friendly guides Wales (autism.org.uk)

The UK Government has extended the voluntary National Insurance deadline to 31 July 2023 to give taxpayers more time to fill gaps in their National Insurance record and help increase the amount they receive in State Pension. This comes after members of the public voiced concern over the previous deadline of 5 April 2023. Anyone with gaps in their National Insurance record from April 2006 onwards now has more time to decide whether to fill...

New funding to help maintain and strengthen Wales’ business, economic and research ties with European regions following the UK’s exit from the EU has been announced by the Welsh Government. The Welsh Government’s Agile Cymru programme will support Welsh businesses and organisations to take forward economic co-operation in the Irish Sea region, and with other European regions. The programme will award grants over the next 12 months to businesses and organisations in Wales to maintain...

As an employer running payroll, you need to: report to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on the previous tax year (which ends on 5 April) and give your employees a P60 prepare for the new tax year, which starts on 6 April HMRC have published important information for employers on GOV.UK, which includes: help finishing the tax year 2022 to 2023 starting the new tax year 2022 to 2023, by using their form P9X (2023)...

Slower driving speeds, increased levels of walking and cycling and minimal impact on journey times are among the key findings of a new report carried out in areas of Wales trialling the new default 20mph speed limit. The interim monitoring report uses data gathered from the Welsh Government’s eight first phase areas and has been published today (17 March 2023) – exactly six months before default limit is applied across Wales. On 17 September 2023...

British Business Bank invites proposals from potential fund managers to operate new fund. The British Business Bank is on course to launch a £130 million investment fund this autumn, aimed at driving the growth of small and medium-sized businesses in Wales. The Investment Fund for Wales is one of a series of Nations and Regions Investment Funds being launched by the British Business Bank which will deliver a £1.6 billion commitment of new funding to...

The UK Government has published its Spring Budget, here are some key points: fuel duty frozen - the 5p cut to fuel duty on petrol and diesel, due to end in April, kept for another year tax-free yearly allowance for pension pot to rise from £40,000 to £60,000 and the abolition of the Lifetime Allowance the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will be kept at £2,500 for an additional three months from April to June main...

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has unveiled a new centralised website, targeted at helping the UK’s 5.5 million businesses. The new ‘Help to Grow’ site from DBT is aimed at upskilling both big and small businesses across the country by helping them to: learn new skills reach more customers boost business profits For further information please select the following link Homepage - Help to Grow Business Wales provide fully funded impartial information, advice...

A proactive, evolving initiative, Network She offers access to resources, support, solutions and advice to forward thinking female entrepreneurs. Following a break in service because of the Covid pandemic the Network She Women Mean Business Conference is back and going on tour heading around the UK and bringing #WMBT23 to you! The tour dates for 2023 are below: 23 March – Cardiff 20 April – Lancaster 25 May – Manchester 29 June - Birmingham 13...

The Energy Price Guarantee, which is protecting households by capping typical energy bills at £2,500, will be maintained at the same level for a further three months over April, May, and June, worth £160 in total for a typical household. The Chancellor is announcing the extension as part of the UK Government’ Spring Budget. The Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) will be kept at £2,500 for an additional three months from April to June, saving a...