Many people wonder if we will go back to normal after the pandemic, it’s a question people are increasingly asking as the lockdown starts to lift, many think things will change perhaps for the better, but one thing is … Continued
Significant employment law reforms took place on 6 April 2020, which will have a huge impact for many SME’s under the Good Work Plan 2020. Contracts of Employment Post 6th of April 2020 all-new starter employees have a day one … Continued
Local authorities have been provided with additional funding for small businesses who have not been eligible for the current grant schemes. Eligibility criteria will be set for the funding but local authorities need to use their local knowledge and discretion … Continued
Applications are now open for a Bounce Back loan This scheme will help small and medium-sized businesses affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) to apply for loans of up to £50,000. – Borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 – Easy 7 questions online … Continued
At the Forum we are all aware of the difficulties facing the hospitality industries, be it restaurants, bars, clubs and pubs, they had no choice but to close at very short notice. Another sector which is being badly impacted … Continued
Obviously, the Forum has been extremely busy during this time of turmoil for all businesses particularly the smaller ones that we represent and make up most of our membership. A number of these are rural businesses but one of … Continued
What is Furlough? The Government have introduced a job retention scheme. This will enable businesses to recover 80% of wage costs for employees on ‘furlough leave’. Furlough leave is a new class of indefinite leave for employees and the government … Continued
Here at the Forum we have criticized Government for taking a one size fits all approach to business, they treat small business like big business only smaller and this causes many problems from poor communication to bad policies and regulations. … Continued