Coronavirus: £177 million in new grants to support Northern Ireland businesses
Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced £177.9 million in new business support grants. The schemes, which will support around 20,000 businesses include: £50,000 Grant £50,000 for businesses with a Net Annual Value (NAV) over £51,000 that are eligible for the...
Outdoor hospitality given go-ahead to reopen and rules on mixing outdoors relaxed in Wales
Six people will be able to meet outdoors in Wales from Saturday 24 April while outdoor hospitality will be allowed to reopen from Monday 26 April as cases of new COVID-19 infections continue to fall, First Minister Mark Drakeford has confirmed today. The current rule...
Hospitality Must Tackle Late Notice of Shifts, Says Bizimply
Hospitality employers are being urged to support their staff as the sector reopens post-lockdown, as well as boost retention, by giving them the advance notice of working hours and shift patterns that effective teams need to deliver great customer service. Workforce...
Coronavirus: Business closures and restrictions in Northern Ireland
Health protection measures to help reduce the rate of transmission of COVID-19 place restrictions on businesses and services The current regulations will be reviewed on 15 April 2021.Some of the restrictions are law through regulation, while others are...
Moving Wales into Alert Level 3: First Minister sets out plans to further relax COVID restrictions
The First Minister again set out the priority placed on ensuring all children and students in Wales will return to face-to-face education on Monday 12 April. All remaining non-essential retail and close contact services will be allowed to reopen from Monday 12 April,...
COVID-19 UPDATE: Northern Ireland
The Minister for the Economy has reopened the Covid Restrictions Business Support Scheme to support those businesses directly impacted by the Health Protection Regulations Businesses forced to close or severely limit their operations as a result of the increased...
COVID furlough fraud cases double in six months as bill hits £57bn
Reports of possible furlough fraud have topped 26,000. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said it had received 26,232 reports by the beginning of last week, up from 23,500 at the start of last month and double the 13,114 in October, reports The Sunday Times. A total of...
Wales’ tourism sector starts to re-open as restrictions are relaxed
Wales’ tourism sector will be able to start re-opening from Saturday March 27 as the stay-local rule is lifted, First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced. The rules will also be changed to enable organised outdoor activities and sports for children and under-18s to...
Current and future health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on employers and their staff – Healthy Working Wales
Healthy Working Wales is keen to hear from a wide range of employers across Wales to better understand the current and future health impacts on employers and their staff of the Covid-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on workplaces and the...
Timetable for further lockdown easing – scotland
Stay Local rule to apply from 2 April. The First Minister has set out a timetable for the re-opening of parts of society over the next two months. Stay at Home regulations will be lifted on 2 April and replaced with guidance to Stay Local, with more services including...