Useful Information for Businesses – Update 20th April 2020
Within this daily blog we aim to give you top-line, up-to-date information at a glance with links to relevant sites that explain in more detail relevant news, support, and financial help that we hope will make a difference to your business during the Covid19 Crisis and beyond:
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
The government’s furlough scheme will be extended for a further month into June and is available to claim from 20 April 2020 LINK
Chancellor expands loan scheme for large businesses
A government-backed loan scheme for large businesses affected by coronavirus has been expanded to cover all viable firms, the Chancellor announced today LINK
Businesses to save up to £300m a year while reducing CO2 LINK
Croydon Council Launches Voluntary and Community Sector COVID-19 Emergency Fund LINK
ADDITIONAL NEW GUIDANCE RELEASED 18 April 2020
COVID-19 Defra Update
Updated page with requirements for travelling and moving goods to France.
Guidance for Community Interest Companies (CICs) LINK
BUSINESS SUPPORT PACKAGES: LATEST INFORMATION & UPDATES
A new Coronavirus Business Support Hub is now available at gov.uk/business-support
Funding and support
- Financial support for businesses
- Claim for your employee’s wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
- Apply for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
- Defer your VAT payments
- Prevent your business from being evicted
Support for the retail, hospitality, leisure and nursery sectors
- Grant funding of £25,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with property with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
- 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality, leisure and nursery businesses in England
Self-employed people and sole traders
- Claim a grant through the Self-employment Income Support Scheme
- Self-employment and Universal Credit
- If you cannot pay your tax bill on time
- Carry out work in people’s homes safely (tradespeople)
- Drivers’ hours rules relaxations
- Negotiate a mortgage payment holiday
Your responsibilities as an employer
- What you need to do and how to keep your employees safe
- Claim for your employee’s wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
- Statutory Sick Pay (SSP): employer guide
- Claim back Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
- Find out what to do if your employee needs time off to look after dependants
- Which expenses are taxable if your employees work from home
- Apprenticeships: how they can continue
- Guidance for Tier 2, 4 and 5 visa sponsors of people affected by coronavirus
Managing your business during coronavirus
- Cleaning your workplace safely
- Handwashing advice posters
- Rules that have been relaxed to help businesses during the coronavirus pandemic
- Construction sites and safe working
- Farmers, landowners and rural businesses
- Food businesses
- Freight transport businesses
- Medical and healthcare industry
- Shipping and sea ports businesses
- Supported accommodation, residential care and home care
- Transport businesses
Business closures
- Businesses that must close
- If you’re staying open for business: safe working guidance
- Closing holiday accommodation to temporary residents
National Caterers Association (NCASS) have dedicated advice for caterers still operating or changing to delivery services here
UK Sustain have dedicated advice and resources for community organisations and social enterprises helping to feed vulnerable groups here
WEBINARS
Forthcoming Webinars
22 April 10am White Label Entrepreneurial Croydon – Advice for Directors and how to remain innovative.
Past Relevant Webinar Series
Series of Webinars run by Champ Consultants (Accountants) Including advice for small businesses and self employed persons, latest updates and Government help
White Label Webinars are available on their YouTube Channel here.
Social Enterprise UK have a range of webinars for social entrepreneurs here
NCASS have started webinars for their members which would also be helpful for all food businesses here
Thank you to White Label Creative who have been invaluable in passing on relevant information to us on a daily basis and, together with Champ Consultants, an established, local accountancy company and the Federation of Small Businesses a membership organisation helping smaller businesses achieve their ambitions – we hope that in re-circulating the salient points, we can all work together to help as many businesses as possible.
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