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This is an extension of the funding package, which WG put in place in early December. This latest funding will be used to extend the Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) Restrictions Business Fund non-domestic Rates (NDR) grant and Discretionary based grants for all non-essential retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism (NERHLT) sectors. It provides a top up payment to cover the period between the 25 January and end of March 2021 for businesses affected by national alert Level 4 restrictions. Supply chain businesses will also be able to apply if they have had a reduction in turnover of more than 40%. WG have also extended a £5,000 grant through to properties with […]

The Welsh Government will be making a further £200 million available to businesses affected by COVID-19 restrictions to help with their operating costs. Further information on this latest package will be provided on Friday, 29 January 2021 https://businesswales.gov.wales/news-and-blogs/news/further-support-welsh-businesses-affected-covid-19-restrictions

There are growing calls for a special recovery fund to be set up for the tourism and hospitality industry that’s been pushed into economic freefall as a result of the pandemic. According to Jim Jones, the Chief Executive of North Wales Tourism, it was also essential that existing financial support measures were extended to help them survive 2021. Thousands of jobs had already been lost and the scale of the financial disaster was “cataclysmic”. Visit Britain was forecasting that during the pandemic, tourism revenues had fallen  by £68.8 billion cross the UK, while in North Wales a recent study had shown there had been a devastating drop of £2.17 billion in […]

As we settle into a New Year and look forward to 2021, now is the time to prepare to Bounce Back, putting in to practice what we’ve learnt from previous lockdowns to make sure that once we enter the ‘next normal’, your business is in the best position possible to help with consumers pent up demand. Global supported thousands of businesses last year, helping them find the right communication at the right time. Join Global on Tuesday 2nd February as they share what they’ve learned from previous lockdowns and how you can prepare for the “next normal” in your business! Register for FREE today: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/wbvhwagz

The Supreme Court has published it’s ruling on whether a sample of 21 standard business interruption insurance policies covered businesses that were impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak. This follows the High Court’s judgment last September said that most of the disease clauses and certain prevention of access clauses (12 policy types from the sample of 21, issued by six insurers) provide cover and that the pandemic and the Government and public response caused the business interruption losses. The six insurers appealed those conclusions for 11 of the policy types, but the Supreme Court has dismissed those appeals, for different reasons from those of the High Court.On the FCA’s appeal, the […]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/covid-business-insurance-claim-supreme-court-b1787776.html

Businesses in Wales will have to carry out a specific coronavirus risk assessment under new Welsh Government legislation.These risk assessments will be the starting point for implementing the reasonable measures that are required to be taken to minimise exposure to the coronavirus on premises open to the public and in workplaces.This involves considering issues such as: whether ventilation is adequatehygieneensuring physical distancing is taking placeuse of PPE and face coverings. It will also include considering how employers maximise the number of people who can work from home. https://gov.wales/welsh-government-to-strengthen-legislation-to-ensure-workplaces-and-shops-are-safer

Keep Wales Safe assets for use on your communication channels – website, newsletter, social media etc. Here’s a link to the Level 4 regulations – including Easyread, BSL clip and an easyshare leaflet in different languages. https://wales.assetbank-server.com/assetbank-wales/images/assetbox/9fb61a3e-36b8-4290-ba7b-c4a3f2faeec7/assetbox.html Here’s a link to assets focusing on lockdown, new variant of coronavirus and  strengthened messages – including links for Covid information in different languages on the Welsh Government website. This link has been updated. https://wales.assetbank-server.com/assetbank-wales/images/assetbox/a0c978ee-43b0-47d6-997c-d56e8bc9148f/assetbox.html Here’s a link to the vaccination assets. https://wales.assetbank-server.com/assetbank-wales/images/assetbox/658a6788-8824-49d7-a8aa-7fd481aa4685/assetbox.html