What leave and flexible working are parents entitled to during the pandemic? – Advice by Kate Palmer, Associate Director of Advisory at Peninsula With many children set to remain out of school for some time, employers who are trying to return to normal may see
Business Secretary Alok Sharma is creating 5 new business-focused groups to unleash Britain’s growth potential and create jobs, as part of the government’s plans to help the economy bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic. Beginning this week, Mr Sharma will chair the first meetings of
The way many of Veterans UK services are delivered is to be digitised as part of a new contract worth £300-million that successfully commenced on 1 June 2020. The 7 year contract will enable Veterans UK and other parts of our parent organisation, MOD Defence Business Services
On Saturday 1st August, at 2pm, join Ushvani Spa, in collaboration with Shilpa Reddy Flower Design, for a special online ‘Garland Workshop’ – a beautiful afternoon of festival-style flower garland making using handcrafted sustainable paper flowers. Perfect for crafty adults and children alike – a
Seeing salmon leaping in the Yorkshire Dales is a step closer thanks to a major river restoration project tackling its next hurdle. The Developing the Natural Aire (DNAire) project will see fish passes installed at the last four major obstructions blocking access up the river
HALF of Britain’s workers will take in their own anti-bac products to clean their office space when they go back after lockdown, a study shows. They also plan to wear gloves and a mask because they don’t always trust bosses to keep the workplace safe
A FORMER midwife has revealed how she’s still managing to help new mums stuck in lockdown to breastfeed their babies by holding lactation clinics online. Before the the Covid-19 regulations were introduced Sara, who has nearly 20 years’ experience helping women who have just given birth, was seeing
People’s eating habits during the pandemic are providing food for thought in a new piece of research, co-led by the University of Northampton. The ‘Food, Mood and You’ study is looking to survey people over the age of 18 each day for a single week
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will begin contacting customers who may be eligible for the government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Those who are eligible will be able to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their average trading profits up to a maximum of
Trials of novel technology that could dramatically cut the time it takes to decontaminate ambulances have taken place following a rapid appeal by the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) in response to Coronavirus. Scientists at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) have tested 12
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