5 January 2022
With Birmingham City Council’s 20 zero-emission double deckers now in service on National Express routes, hydrogen-powered buses are carrying passengers in the West Midlands for the first time.
5 January 2022
Recently signed legislation will remove VI-1 certificates on all wine imported to Great Britain from 1 January — saving wine importers in England, Scotland and Wales an estimated £130 million a year.
5 January 2022
Workers in key industries including food processing, transport, Police and Fire and Rescue Services control rooms, electricity generation, test kit warehouses and test surge labs will take daily Covid tests from Monday 10 January, the Prime Minister has announced.
4 January 2022
New workload prioritisation advice during the accelerated Covid-19 booster vaccination campaign has been issued by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), which lists services that GP practices can pause and work that must continue.
4 January 2022
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reminded traders that some of the temporary Customs and VAT easements introduced on 1 January 2021 for goods moving between Great Britain and the EU were removed on 1 January 2022.
4 January 2022
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that care staff are to be added to the Shortage Occupation List (SOL) and are to be temporarily included in the Health and Care Visa scheme to address increasing workforce pressures during the pandemic.
4 January 2022
As pupils return to the classroom this week, the Department for Education (DfE) is promising that thousands of new air filters and further temporary measures will be introduced to protect face-to-face education and minimise disruption.
4 January 2022
UK exports of food and drink were down £2.7 billion (-15.9%) in the first three quarters of 2021 compared to pre-pandemic levels.
4 January 2022
A new package of support to help thousands of disabled people into work has been unveiled by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with 15 Jobcentre Plus sites set to trial a framework to become more autism-friendly.
4 January 2022
According to the latest UK Report on Jobs survey produced by REC (the Recruitment and Employment Confederation) and KPMG, there was a further sharp increase in hiring activity midway through the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021.