Outdoor measures to be made permanent
Temporary measures that have given a huge boost to high streets and hospitality during the pandemic could be made permanent following a public consultation launched in September 2021.
From marquees being put up in pub grounds, to street markets operating all year round, permitted development rights
The Help to Grow Management scheme
The Help to Grow: Management course is a government backed programme to help business leaders develop their strategic skills, create jobs and boost their business performance.
The 12-week programme is delivered by over 40 leading business schools across the UK and combines a practical curriculum
Pub secures reduced tied rent and discounts
The Pubs Code Adjudicator is responsible for enforcing the statutory Pubs Code. The Pubs Code regulates the relationship between all pub companies owning 500 or more tied pubs in England and Wales and their tied tenants. Tied tenants are those that are obliged to purchase beer and/or other products
Further change to SEISS 5 legislation
HM Treasury has published a Correction Treasury Direction made under the Coronavirus Act 2020, section 76, which modifies and extends the effect of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The Direction mainly deals with the expansion of the SEISS from 1 May 2021 to 30 September 2021,
SEISS – more red tape
Government support to the self-employed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is due to end on 30 September 2021. A fifth and final grant covering the period May 2021 to September 2021 will be opened to claims from late July for those who have suffered a significant reduction in
Turnover defined for 5th SEISS grant
HMRC has published new guidance to help the self-employed calculate their turnover for making a claim under the 5th Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant. The final date for making a claim for the 5th grant will be 30 September 2021.
The figures will be used to compare turnover in
Changes to furlough scheme from 1 July 2021
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) commonly known as the furlough scheme is open to all UK employers to access support to continue paying part of their employees’ salary for employees that would otherwise have been laid off during this crisis.
The end date for CJRS has been extended
Resilience
One of the lessons we should take away from the COVID experience – in a business context – is the ability to recover quickly from unexpected challenges.
Firms in the hospitality and entertainment sectors are excused as they have had no power to act in their own best interest due to government
Boost to UK tourism
In a boost to UK tourism, the government has launched a new Tourism Recovery Plan to help the sector bounce back from the pandemic. The plan is to recover domestic tourism to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022 and international visitor numbers and spend by the end of 2023. If achieved, this
Temporary trade credit insurance scheme to end
Trade credit insurance is a contract bought by suppliers to make sure they get paid even if their customers default and cannot pay the bills. This gives businesses the confidence to trade with one another.
Early in the pandemic, the government introduced a temporary Trade Credit Reinsurance scheme,