Dear Members, This was an informative budget, that tells us that what the Conservative Party say, and what they do, do not always align. For a party committed to fiscal restraint, we have the largest public sector spending since the … Read More
Dear Members Some very interesting insights into the world of corporate turnaround, at our Chamber Growth Club. Next meeting 18th August Alan covered The drop in insolvencies. The calm before the storm Furlow – Size of Businesses Furlow by Sector … Read More
Dear Members, At what is a critical time in the fight against the C19 Delta variant, and numbers of cases are rising sharply locally, and across the country. See https://www.welhatchamber.co.uk/covid-19-june-figures-warning-active-cases-rising-steeply-locally/ It is noticeable that some councils are doing better than … Read More
Dear Members, Since we failed to stop the planes from India despite the raging pandemic there, it is estimated that some 50,000 passengers returned from India, over 1000 of which were carrying the Indian or Delta Variant. It is thought … Read More
Dear Members Chamber Ambassador Alan Clark of Carter Clark, has kindly sent over these informative charts. The UK Stimulus as a percentage of GDP is depressingly low. I guess the alternative view would be we didn’t borrow as much as … Read More
Dear Members, As we all know, good health for our staff and family members is of paramount importance. There are many isues coming up as a result of our Government failing to protect us from C19, the EU and our … Read More
Dear members I picked this up from the Economist, the excess deaths figures compared to previous years are a more reliable datasource, as to the full effects of the pandemic. Even in the UK there have been significant variances. Excess … Read More
Dear Members, Please see below update on VAT deferred payments For businesses who deferred their VAT liability last year (Feb-Mar-Apr 2020 returns), the business now has a few options: Option 1 Pay the full amount of deferred VAT by end … Read More
The latest news on employment law matters from Richard Gvero. Interim Relief – Steer v Stormsure Victimisation – Chalmers v Airpoint Furlough – updated guidance – Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Indirect discrimination – Cummings v British Airways Pregnancy discrimination – … Read More
Dear Members, Clearly knowing that some of your staff have not been vaccinated and could be spreading the virus to your family, via you, your staff and customers, is a very real worry. However, you cannot force them to have … Read More