Posts relating to ‘What’s of interest?’
Directors Remuneration Support
March 27, 2020
What about Directors Remuneration Support – Pay/Dividends? I’m sure you caught the government announcement on support to self-employed under the COVID-19 measures. There is one group left in limbo and that is micro-bsuinesses and Directors Remuneration Support. To recap: The key points for self-employment were: Note: If you operate through a Limited Company you are… Read more
Furlough Leave
March 24, 2020
‘Furlough leave’ and the Furlough Scheme in the UK. What is ‘furlough leave’? Originally a term In the United States, a furlough (/ˈfɜːrloʊ/; from Dutch: verlof, “leave of absence”) is a temporary leave of employees due to special needs of a company or employer, which may be due to economic conditions at the specific employer… Read more
COVID-19 small business update
March 19, 2020
This COVID-19 small business update applies to all small businesses but, if you work in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors the section on the grant does not apply and a separate scheme is described in the last paragraphs. The Chancellor announced recently further help for small businesses and provided more detail on how to… Read more
Business Interruption
March 13, 2020
From 5th Mar 20, COVID-19 was registered as a notifiable disease in the UK. “We want to ensure any steps taken to protect the public during the COVID-19 outbreak are proportionate and do not come at an unnecessary social or economic cost”…….. “To mitigate the impact on businesses, we will register COVID-19 as a notifiable… Read more
Women in Buisness
March 4, 2020
Starting and scaling up – the extra challenges for women in business. People face multiple obstacles when setting up in business, but it should be a level playing field as far as women in business is concerned! Many women choose to work from home because they can do this regardless of their partner’s work and… Read more