Chancellor of The Exchequer’s UK Economic Update – 22/ 10/ 2020 Introduction: Although it is only just over three weeks since the Chancellor announced a number of state-funded schemes and interventions to support businesses and individuals who have been adversely affected economically as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic – most notably the new Job…
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The Key Measures: The Job Support Scheme (JSS) will be expanded to support businesses across the UK that are required to close their premises due to Coronavirus restrictions. The Government will pay two-thirds of employees’ salaries to protect jobs over the coming months. Cash grants for businesses required to close in local lockdowns will also…
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Government’s New £9 Billion Job Retention Bonus Package Headlines: The Job Retention Bonus is set to support millions of employers who have retained furloughed workers The bonus will work alongside the newly announced Job Support Scheme and could be worth more than 60% of average wages of workers who have been furloughed – and are…
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Chancellor of The Exchequer’s UK Economic Update – 24th September 2020 During the last six months the UK Government has initiated a number of state-funded schemes and interventions to support businesses and individuals who have been adversely affected economically as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. One of the largest support packages is the Coronavirus…
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Is your organisation able to create a role to provide a young person with the work experience that they need to begin their future career? Would you like these costs covered by the government? The government has now launched £2 billion Kickstart scheme to help create hundreds of meaningful jobs for young people aged 16-24, who…
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From the Friday, 18 September 2020 it will be formally mandatorily for premises and venues across England to have a system in place to record contact details of their customers, visitors and staff in the latest move to break the chains of transmission of coronavirus. Businesses and other public settings where people meet socially including…
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You can use the Kickstart Scheme to create new 6-month job placements for young people who are currently on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment. You must make sure the roles are eligible for the scheme. How to Apply You can submit your application online. If you are applying for 30 or more…
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The government have released a guide to explains the information that employers need to provide to need to provide to HMRC to make a claim through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. It also provided information on the process involved. Please note that if you are an employer making a claim, you need to follow the…
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Find out how your business can access the potential growth opportunities in Thamesmead. Open to all individuals, SMEs or corporate partners looking to start, develop or grow in Thamesmead. The next forum will take place on Monday, 7 September 2020. The Agenda: Opening Introduction from Christofi Christou (Economic Inclusion Manager, Peabody) Introduction to Peabody Local…
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Find out how to claim the reimbursement for discounts given to diners with the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme. Who Can Claim? If you have registered your establishment for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme and offered scheme discounts to diners on Mondays to Wednesdays between 3 and 31 August, you can now:…
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