Monthly Archives: July 2021

The furlough cliff edge

Unless government has a change of heart the present furlough scheme will close 30 September 2021. Businesses that have depended on this grant to hold teams together will – from 1 October – need to decide if business activity has increased sufficiently to maintain their workforces at current levels or consider redundancy options. Planning is […]

Time to check Minimum Wage Rates?

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a statement urging students and other summer workers to check that they are being paid the correct National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates. In the 2020/21 tax year, HMRC helped over 150,000 workers across the UK to recover over £16 million remuneration that was due to them because incorrect […]

Is July 19th freedom-day?

Next week, many of the present lockdown regulations in England are being relaxed. But cautionary guidance has also been published. It recommends: Meeting in well-ventilated areas where possible, such as outdoors or indoors with windows open. Wearing a face covering where you meet people you do not normally meet in enclosed and crowded spaces. Washing […]

Business rates overall for England

One of the largest fixed costs associated with business premises are rates payments to local authorities. The present system for reviewing rates in England is somewhat antiquated, the last review in England was 2017. The government had previously undertaken to move to more frequent revaluations, having introduced legislation to bring forward the next revaluations to […]

GBSLEP Growth Hub – 2nd round of Peer Networking now available – www.gbslepgrowthhub.co.uk

  Our very own board of support The GBSLEP Growth Hub are recruiting companies for their fantastic Peer Networks Programme.  They are creating a cohort specifically designed around companies who have shown previous interest in their digital positioning within their market and who have strong growth plans. If you meet the eligibility below and want […]