SUMMARY OF ADVICE AND GUIDANCE
We have produced a quick summary for FPC members covering key aspects of advice and guidance covering:
- WORKPLACE GUIDANCE - including re-opening a business; social distancing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND WELFARE - Track and trace, testing of workers, quarantine requirements, Job Retention Scheme, sick pay, childcare, GLAA licensed labour providers, seasonal workers.
- IMPORT AND EXPORT REQUIREMENTS - Plant health and customs requirements, organic certificates of inspection, marketing standards, HMRC EUR1 documents, temporary storage, inward processing relief.
- HMRC TAX AND BUSINESS SUPPORT - VAT payments, Time to Pay, business rates revaluation, expenses and benefits to employees, annual leave, claiming wage costs, home working, competition law, insolvency law, filing accounts at Companies House.
- TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS - Drivers’ hours rules, access to workplace facilities, transportation capacity.
- FOOD SAFETY - Good hygiene practices, certification bodies and audits.
- GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND SUPPORT - Business Support Finder Tool; Trade Credit Insurance; Bounce Back Loans; protect against scams.
Latest summary of advice and guidance (updated: 18 06 20)
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