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Vaccine deployment to spur job and business opportunities
UPDATE:
Since we first published this report it has since been declared in the media that England’s GP services could be scaled back so doctors can immunise people against coronavirus at seven-day-a-week clinics.
Health leaders…
UK vaccine Tzar Kate Bingham is unpaid, but her PR bill to taxpayers casts doubts on cost control…
The head of Boris Johnson's vaccine task force, Kate Bingham, who according to her LinkedIn page is Managing Partner of Boston and London-based SV Health Investors, has billed the taxpayer £670,000 for a team of PR consultants from…
Solopreneurs snubbed by Treasury
The UK's furlough scheme, which will be extended in full (80% of salary) until the end of March, with the Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grant increased to 80% of profits for November to January, up to a maximum of £7,500,…
BOE pumps £150bn into economy and sees interest rates lowest in history- how could you benefit?
The Bank of England is pumping an extra £150bn of government bonds into the economy as it warned the resurgence of Covid-19 would lead to a slower recovery. The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has reported that it has left…
Moving house? Estate agents and removals firms remain open in Lockdown, plus latest on financial…
If you have exchanged on your house during the Lockdown, you can still move home during the latest national Lockdown, according to the government's website. Estate and letting agents and removals firms can continue to work and people…
SEISS: The latest details going into Lockdown
Here is the latest from the UK Government on the increased support for the UK's Self-Employment Income Support Scheme under this week's anticipated National Lockdown measures:
Government increases support under the third…
CJRS extended: what does this mean for employers, agencies and umbrella contractors?
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) which was due to end on 31 October 2020 has now been extended into December to tie in with the Prime Minister's latest announcement on a new national lockdown (which will start on Thursday 5…
Self-care spotlight: How to spot Grief in yourself and others and overcome it
Grief is often associated with the loss of a loved one, but it can manifest in many forms, and what it may 'look' like for one person is not necessarily the same for another.
According to an article in the McKinsey Quarterly, 'The…
The Freelancers’ Couch answers your questions about national lockdown rules for business…
Dear Couch,
I am a tradesperson that carries out plumbing and other essential trade to both commercial and domestic customers, can I still go into customer's homes and places of work with the latest national lockdown? And if so, what…
Government’s £12.7bn SEISS ‘terribly targeted’, says report. What does this mean…
The Government’s £12.7bn Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has been terribly targeted at those in need, according to a major new Resolution Foundation report to be published later this week.
With over 400,000 workers…