All posts by Eirlys Jones

The COVID-19 non-domestic rates (NDR) grant schemes will be closing to new applications at 5pm on 30 June 2020. Read more about the closing of the non-domestic rates grant scheme below: https://businesswales.gov.wales/news-and-blogs/news/covid-19-non-domestic-rates-grant-scheme

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are calling for policyholders with unresolved disputes with insurers over the terms of Business Interruption policies to engage with them as part of a High Court test case. Follow the link below for further details: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/business-interruption-insurance-during-coronavirus

A new online service will launch on May 26 for small and medium sized employers to recover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees, the Government has announced. The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme was announced at Budget as part of a package of support measures for businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. This scheme will allow small and medium sized employers, with fewer than 250 employees, to apply to HMRC to recover the costs of paying coronavirus-related SSP. Employers will be able to make their claims through a new online service from May 26. This means they will receive repayments at the relevant rate of SSP that […]

Please see below link to the guide explaining how holiday entitlement and pay operate during the coronavirus pandemic, where it differs from the standard holiday entitlement and pay guidance. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/holiday-entitlement-and-pay-during-coronavirus-covid-19?utm_source=458b84c0-5181-43ea-9d13-fd803529f23d&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate&utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsflash-Covid19-HolidayentitlementandpayduringCoronavirus&utm_content=version_A

A TRAFFIC light roadmap setting out how Wales could exit the coronavirus lockdown has been unveiled today by the First Minister, Mark Drakeford. The traffic light categories will apply across Welsh life, including: Reopening schools and childcare facilitiesSeeing family and friendsGetting aroundPlaying sport games and relaxingWorking or running a businessGoing shoppingUsing public servicesPracticing faith and special occasions The document gives some detail to how life would look under each category: Lockdown – Schools are only open to vulnerable pupils’ children and children of key workers, people are advised to stay at home, only leaving home for essential travel and to work from home if possible. Red – Schools enabled to […]

Food Innovation Wales have launched resources to support Welsh food and drink manufacturers during the COVID-19 outbreak. The resources include: analysing and documenting operational risks within your businessa checklist for your businessa list of useful referencesa tool kit of over 20 templates COVID-19 Considerations for Good Manufacturing Practice in the Welsh Food and Drink Processing Sector

The Welsh Government have updated their guidance on what you and your business can and cannot do during the outbreak and what happens if you break these new laws. For further details please follow the link below: https://gov.wales/coronavirus-regulations-guidance

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published guidance to help employers keep their workplaces operating safely during this time. The latest guidance covers eight workplace settings: construction and other outdoor workfactories plants and warehouses other people’s homes labs and research facilities offices and contact centres restaurants offering takeaway or delivery shops and branches vehicles Many businesses operate more than one type of workplace, such as an office, factory and fleet of vehicles. You may need to use more than one of these guides as you think through what you should do to keep people safe. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=coronavirus-hse&utm_term=beis-2&utm_content=digest-13-may-20 The following guides produced by Health & Safety Executive will […]

North Wales Tourism has partnered with Equator to bring you a webinar with key actions to focus on in the coming weeks. The webinar will take place on Friday 15th May at 11am and will last 30 minutes with questions at the end. Equator is a top 5 independent digital transformation agency helping clients like Virgin Active, AXA, IHG, Village Hotels, Butlins, Hotel du Vin and Malmaison take on tomorrow. Speaker is Martin Jordan, Director of Marketing & Innovation at Equator. For further details and to book click here https://northwalestourism.com/trade-news/covid-19-webinar/ To Watch the recording please click here https://northwalestourism.com/research-strategies/tourism-in-the-covid-19-crisis-webinar/