 From today (24 July) face coverings are mandatory in shops and supermarkets, to protect those who work in shops and to give people more confidence to shop safely. Those who do not wear a face covering in shops will face a fine of up to £100.
Shops can refuse entry to someone not wearing a face covering and can call the police if someone fails to comply.
Further guidance on face coverings, their role in reducing the transmission of coronavirus, the settings in which they are recommended, and how they should be safely used and stored is available here.
The Better Business for All (BBfA) partnership has used its knowledge and expertise to bring together resources from trusted organisations to help guide businesses through the main considerations for restarting business safely.
The Better Business for All (BBfA) partnership toolkit aims to help Lincolnshire businesses become COVID-19 secure, resume trading safely, and protect their staff and customers as lockdown is eased.
In particular it provides useful documents such as a risk assessment template and action plan, business checklists and useful guides to help you.
On 8 July 2020, the government announced that it would introduce a temporary 5% reduced rate of VAT for certain supplies of hospitality, hotel and holiday accommodation, and admissions to certain attractions.
This cut in the VAT rate from the standard rate of 20% will have effect from 15 July 2020 to 12 January 2021.
These changes have been brought in as an urgent response to the coronavirus pandemic to support businesses severely affected by forced closures and social distancing measures. For more information please see here.
- Submit your CJRS claim for periods ending on or before 30 June 2020 by 31 July 2020. This is the last date you can make those claims. You need to have made a claim at any point on or before 31 July to be able to make a claim for future months.
- From 1 August 2020 the scheme will no longer fund employers’ National Insurance (NI) and pensions contributions for furloughed employees. You will have to make these payments from your own resources.
- From 1 September 2020 you will have to start contributing to the wages of your furloughed employees. Grants will be for 70% of usual wages in September and 60% in October, but furloughed employees will continue to be entitled to receive at least 80% of their usual wages. You will have to make up the difference from your own resources.
For more information on the CJRS please see here.
The Business Secretary has announced grants totalling £200 million, matched by industry, for new aerospace research and technology.
- Projects include developing high-performance engines, new wing designs, and ultra-lightweight materials to reduce fuel consumption
- New FlyZero initiative will bring together 100 experts to kickstart work into zero-emission aircraft technology, with the aim of securing future manufacturing in the UK
Full details can be found here: https://bit.ly/39exowc
- Government to begin pilots to help plan how best to restart indoor business events
- New guidance outlines how the nation’s conference venues can get back up and running safely
Business events, conferences and events centres will be given the go ahead to reopen on 1 October adhering to social distancing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced Friday (17 July).
Provided levels of infection remain at current rates, this will see the return of the sector worth approximately £32.6 billion to the UK each year.
Full details can be found here: https://bit.ly/39aepD5
The Business and Planning Act received Royal Assent on 22 July 2020. This guidance should be read alongside a number of the planning and licensing measures in the Act.
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