New COVID Measures Come Into Force Today The new Hospitality restrictions announced by the Scottish Government, backed by a new £40 million support fund for business and the existing UK Job Retention Scheme, will be in place nationwide for 16 days, with tighter restrictions across central belt areas where the infection rate is highest.
Restrictions on licensed premises will come into force from 18:00 on Friday 9 October, with all other restrictions applying from 00:01 Saturday 10 October.
The new measures are:
Nationwide (excepting central belt areas): - Hospitality (food and drink): all premises may only open indoors between 6am and 6pm, with no sales of alcohol
- Hospitality (food and drink): premises may open outdoors until 10pm, with sales of alcohol (where licensed)
- Takeaways (including from pubs and restaurants) can continue
- Evening meals may be served in accommodation for residents only but no alcohol can be served
- Current meeting rules, maximum of six people from two households, continue to apply
- Specific life events, such as weddings and funerals, may continue with alcohol being served, with current meeting rules for these events (20 person limit in regulated premises only)
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Ready to Help With Your HR Questions COVID-19 has presented many challenges for Fife businesses and none more so than managing employees.
From furlough to flexible working to protect their well being during the restart, we have helped countless businesses with questions over their HR policies and procedures.
However, the end of the furlough period at the end of October is presenting more challenges for many businesses and our dedicated HR business adviser is ready to help with your questions.
If you are looking for support, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
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Can We Get Your Feedback? InvestFife would like to gauge the current position of your business, as we move through the Covid 19 pandemic stages and incrementally, towards Brexit.
Over the past six months we have been gathering information from businesses to establish whether we can extend support, beyond what has been offered through the Scottish and UK Government grant schemes.
In order for us to best assist your business, it would be helpful to understand what has worked well for you, what hasn't, and importantly how we can support you to sustain and grow your business through what are unprecedented times.
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Can Flexible Working Hours Transform Your Business? The last six or seven months has forced many businesses and organisations to rethink their entire operations with many employees working from home and demonstrating how flexible working can work successfully.
We are delighted to have one of the UK's leading Flexible Working experts to host a series of webinars to assist companies to implement the approach as part of their core business
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FIFE BUSINESS WEEK 2020 - HOW TO MAKE YOUR BEST CORONAVIRUS COMEBACK As businesses respond to the impact of Covid-19, many will have to make changes to their workforces with redundancies, restructures and the change to terms and conditions of employment on the rise.
Donna Reynolds, Law Society of Scotland accredited Employment Law and Discrimination Specialist, will provide guidance to employers on the key legal issues they should consider in order to avoid costly Employment Tribunal claims. See all the events and book now at https://www.fifebusinessweek.co.uk/events/ |
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Scottish Government Release Evidence Paper to Support Latest COVID-19 Measures The new COVID-19 measures will come into force today which will see restrictions on opening hours and selling alcohol across Scotland for the hospitality industry.
The Scottish Government has released the paper from their senior clinical advisers summing up evidence on infection trends, confirmed cases, hospital use and deaths, and how these vary across Scotland.
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Graham's Dairy Become Scotland's Number One Food Brand Graham’s The Family Dairy which has facilities in Cowdenbeath’s Glenfield Industrial Estate is celebrating as new figures placed it as the number one Scottish food brand in Scotland, overtaking Irn Bru for the first time. It also jumps up one place to number nine in the top 20 most chosen food brands in Scotland, overtaking global brands such as Nescafe, Pepsi and Kingsmill.
The ranking is based on Scottish household shopping choices and reveals which brands are being bought by the most consumers the most often.
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Training Support for People Facing Redundancy and Unemployment People who have lost their jobs or who are at risk of redundancy as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19) can access support to retrain through a new fund launched by Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop. The £25 million National Transition Training Fund – a flagship Programme for Government commitment – will help up to 10,000 people aged 25 and over to develop the skills required to move into sectors with the greatest potential for future growth and job opportunities. Click here to find out more |
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New Website for Developing the Young Workforce
Developing the Young Workforce in Fife (DYW Fife) has launched a new website – creating a new, digital home for DYW Fife online.
Delivering as part of the Government’s employability strategy, DYW (Fife) is the employer-led, regional group, set up in Fife to create stronger connections between local employers, education, and young people and better prepare young people for the world of work. Click here to find out more |
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New Online Workshops and Seminars Launched Our exciting new events programme is packed with workshops and training seminars which will help you to learn new skills, implement new ideas and improve your operations, as you look to rebuild your business.
Featuring new seminars on key topics such as managing your online reputation and producing your own video content, as well as some of the most popular courses to take control of your website, marketing activities and bookkeeping, we are here to support your business and help upskill your team.
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Our Business Advisers Are Here to Help We understand things may be extremely challenging at the moment whether it's dealing with financial issues, supporting your employees, or understanding what needs to be in place to enable you to safely reopen.
If you have any questions or just need someone to talk to, our business advisers are here to help.
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SUPPORT PACKAGES AVAILABLE
Business Rates Support for Fife Businesses
Businesses are being offered a range of relief or discount schemes. To check if your business qualifies, please visit Fife Council's Business Rates Reduction page.
The Creative Sector Creative Scotland still has funding available to help support the country's creative industries against the impact of COVID-19.
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