Please see below for relevant information to assist members with the current viral outbreak.
The guidance for employees, employers and businesses has been updated with guidance on use of face masks in the community. The UK does not currently advise use of face masks outside of care settings, in line with PPE guidance.
Here you can find out if you can use the Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme to reclaim employee’s coronavirus-related Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
Find out about temporary changes to customs policy and authorisations to assist businesses during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Find out more about moving goods and clearing customs during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
The Government have set up a service to tell them how your business might be able to help with the response to coronavirus.
Find out about temporary changes to the destruction of spoilt beer if you’re a brewer or publican.
Great Bear Distribution Ltd part of Culina and Muller Group, can as a Third Party solution provider in FMCG Food & Drink/Alcohol Bonded Warehouse and Grocery sectors can currently support Warehousing and National Transport solutions for those experiencing difficulties with immediate storage requirements, be this for raw materials, finished goods, packaging, container destuffing/stuffing imports/exports with slip sheets or palletisation.
What denatured alcohol is, and how you apply for authorisation to produce, stock, distribute, sell or use it.
This notice is about duty free spirits for use in manufacture or for medical or scientific purposes.
You may qualify for relief from Alcohol Duty if you use alcohol as an ingredient, or for medical, scientific and manufacturing purposes.
Guidance for employers on the coronavirus (COVID-19) Job Retention Scheme.
Find out if your employer is eligible, and how much your employer can claim if they’re unable to operate or have no work for you to do because of coronavirus (COVID-19). Further detail will be published on this page shortly.
HMRC has a set up a phone helpline to support businesses and self-employed people concerned about not being able to pay their tax due to coronavirus.
The UK Government has launched a new Coronavirus Information service on WhatsApp.
Full stats (by country) can be found on this new site. Find the link HERE.
Businesses will be given an additional 3 months to file accounts with Companies House to help companies avoid penalties as they deal with the impact of COVID-19.
Guidance on the closure of all retailers that sell non-essential goods and other non-essential premises, as part of further social distancing measures has been updated.
This advice is for UK businesses that export or deliver goods and services abroad and have been impacted by the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).