England: Gov England
Wales: Gov Wales
Scotland: Convid 19 Guidance
World Health Organisation: Coronavirus 19 Updates
Acas Guidance https://www.acas.org.uk/coronavirus
New measures to support businesses included:
1) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
2) Deferring VAT and Income Tax payments
3) Statutory Sick Pay relief package for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
4) a 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality, leisure and nursery businesses in England
5) -Small business grant funding of £10,000 for all business in receipt of small business rate relief or rural rate relief
6) grant funding of £25,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with property with a rateable value between £15,001 and £51,000
7) the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme offering loans of up to £5 million for SMEs through the British Business Bank
8) A new lending facility from the Bank of England to help support liquidity among larger firms, helping them bridge coronavirus disruption to their cash flows through loans
9) HMRC Time To Pay Scheme
If you have any questions based on the information provided, please contact Head of Employment & HR, Tom Evans. or Head of Corporate Commercial, Edward Barnes.
