The Government has now published its guidance on the new Closed Businesses Lockdown Payment announced last week, and updated the eligibility for the LRSG (see details in the attached PDF) – the period is extended to 6 weeks and it will no longer be paid in arrears. The key points on these two grants are:...
Government has produced a PDF document with flow charts to help businesses with the process of importing goods into Britain from EU countries. It covers the standard import procedure and using the delayed declaration system. There is also information on simplified declaration procedures and goods in transit. The ‘How to import goods’ PDF can be...
Below is an extract from the guidance on closing businesses – new Regulations were published on 4 January 2021 but the rules on closing certain businesses and venues date from 20 December 2020 and remain current. “What can be done in businesses that are closed As well as specific exemptions as set out in their...
In light of the most recent lockdown announcements across all nations, Auto Trader is again offering support for motorhome and caravan retailers. They will defer payment for January advertising invoices by 30 days to support with cashflow and will remove all charges for stock and packages in February 2021. The latest restrictions will inevitably impact...
Changes have come into force to vehicle number plates and there is a new requirement to display a GB sticker when driving in Europe. Why is the Euro symbol being removed from number plates? As the United Kingdom has left the European Union, new number plates are no longer able to display the EU symbol. ...
At the end of the transition period, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) converted almost 1.4 million EU trademarks and 700,000 EU designs to comparable UK rights. On 1 January 2021, The IPO created a comparable UK trademark for every registered EU trademark (EUTM). Each of these UK rights will: be recorded on the UK trademark register have...
There have been some updates to government’s information, now the UK has left the EU. These include: Employing people – there are updates to the EU Settlement scheme employer toolkit Using personal data in your business Registering and renewing .eu domain names in the UK There are also a number of changes when visiting...
Government continues to stress that UK businesses need to make changes to continue trading post-Brexit. This also applies to moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021. They have launched the free-to-use Trader Support Service which will help businesses and traders prepare for the changes that will affect businesses that move goods into...
The Government has published guidance for employers and workers on rights and responsibilities related to employees who may not be able to go into work because: they’re self-isolating they’re clinically extremely vulnerable The guidance consolidates and sets out the legal position in these circumstances and reminds employers that it is an offence for an employer...
The UK-EU trade agreement, which contains new rules for living, working and trading together, took effect from 23:00 GMT on 31 December 2020. Resume: trade and tariffs There will be no tariffs on goods (taxes) or limits on the amount that can be traded (quotas) between the UK and the EU from 1 January 2021....