19 January 2021
While making a workplace Covid secure, as far as is reasonably practicable, is the legal responsibility of employers, some have struggled to implement appropriate measures to restrict the potential for occupational exposure to the virus.
19 January 2021
Scotland’s new rules, which came into effect on 00.01 on Saturday 16 January, are expected to stay in place until at least the middle of February.
19 January 2021
An exchange of correspondence between Education Secretary Gavin Williamson and Ofqual's Chief Regulator, Simon Lebus, has been published regarding the process to agree alternative arrangements for exams in 2021.
19 January 2021
New funding has been announced by the Government so that care homes and domiciliary care providers can access £120 million to pay for extra staff or to pay existing staff overtime.
19 January 2021
As a free, one-off four-month supply of daily vitamin D supplements is being delivered directly to residential and nursing care homes from January 2021, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued new guidance for care providers on its use.
19 January 2021
In January 2021, the Department of Health & Social Care published the UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan.
19 January 2021
The Government has announced funding for five new space technology projects to make buildings more energy efficient, reduce carbon emissions from ships and develop land use classification maps to improve agriculture.
19 January 2021
UK exporters could face a Brexit bill worth as much as £25 billion in lost revenues in 2021, according to a new report by leading trade credit insurer Euler Hermes.
19 January 2021
Drivers of vans and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) have been warned that several EU Member States have introduced Covid-19 testing requirements for hauliers with the rules being different in each country.
19 January 2021
Lorry drivers in Kent are being fined and prevented from resting by Kent County Council, despite parking provisions provided by authorities to deal with post-Brexit delays being “woefully inadequate”, Unite the union has claimed.