Prime Minister Sets Out Timeline for Retail to Reopen in June
C19 Business News Update Thousands of high street shops, department stores and shopping centres across England are set to reopen next month once they are COVID-19 secure and can show customers will be kept safe, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed today....
Welsh Economic Resilience Fund restarting Next Month
Economy Minister @KenSkatesMS announced on Wednesday that Welsh Government expects to re-open the Economic Resilience Fund in June. He is also widening the terms of eligibility for non-VAT registered limited companies, and developing support for businesses not yet...
Holiday Entitlement & Pay During Coronavirus
The UK government issued a guidance detailing how holiday entitlement and pay operate during the coronavirus pandemic, where it differs from the standard holiday entitlement and pay guidance. It is designed to help employers understand their legal obligations, in...
Circular Economy Fund
CIRCULAR ECONOMY FUND Due to coronavirus, many organisations are facing significant challenges. In response to this WRAP Cymru have implemented changes to the £6.5 million Circular Economy Fund, created to support even more organisations. In addition to funding the...
Update on Corona job Retention Scheme
Chancellor Extends Furlough Scheme Until October The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will remain open until the end of October, The key points announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak are: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will continue until end of October...
New Guidance Launched to Help Get us Safely Back to Work
The Government has published guidance for employers to help them get their businesses back up and running and workplaces operating safely. New ‘COVID-19 secure’ guidelines are available to UK employers to help them get their businesses back up and running and...
Opening a Government Gateway Account
Self Employed Income Support (SEIS) Under the Coronavirus Scheme HMRC have issued some more details relating to the claims for the Self-Employed Income Support. Details are in the link highlighted below. As with many HMRC “guidance notes” issued recently, these...
C19 Business News Update – 4 May 2020
Small Business Discretionary Grant payments Top-Up to Local Business Grant Fund Scheme The Government has announced a discretionary fund has been set up to accommodate certain small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grant funds scheme. The...
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Update
On 15 April 2020 the Government announced further updates to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The main changes include: 1. Change of Payroll date to 19 March 2020 Previously, any employee eligible to be furloughed must have been on the employer’s PAYE payroll...