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BEIS recent webinar on Returning to Work for Laboratories and Research Facilities is now available to watch, on demand, HERE. For those operating university laboratories, GUIDANCE has been published to help providers of higher education In England understand how to minimise risk during the coronavirus outbreak and provide services to students.

BEIS have also issued a SURVEY on how businesses are finding returning to work. This survey is to assist BEIS in understanding the issues being encountered when returning to the workplace or restarting operations. They would be grateful for your input. If you would like to keep up to date with the latest updates to government guidance, please subscribe to the Coronavirus Businesses and Employers Bulletin HERE.

The Government updated their detailed guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme late on 12th June 2020. The updated guidance…

The following extract is from the official ILAC notification.

“As a result of the recent referendum detailed in our earlier correspondence (provided below), the transition period for ISO/IEC 17025:2017 has been extended to 1 June 2021.

BSI has published Safe Working Guidelines. The guidelines provide a framework for business owners, senior leaders, managers and workers to…

Following UKAS announcement that they will be extending the period during which remote assessment will be undertaken to 1st October…

The Government has announced that from 1 July 2020, businesses will be given the flexibility to bring furloughed employees back on a part time basis whilst also announcing the tapering of the financial support offered from August.

Welcome readers to the Spring issue of the BMTA Newsletter. The first quarter of the year hasn’t been quite as expected and has brought with it challenges and difficulties of an unparalleled and exceptional nature.

The UK Government together with the NHS have produced guidance, for businesses in England, to help ensure workplaces are as safe as possible. They are presenting a series of free webinars, hosted by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to help you to make your workplace COVID-secure.

The Government published an amended Treasury Direction under the Coronavirus Act 2020 on Friday 22nd May. This replaces the original Treasury Direction, which sets out the technical details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The amended Treasury Direction reflects the extension to the Scheme to 30th June but does not address the further extension announced by the Chancellor on 12th May.

The Government announced in Parliament today (12 May) that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) will be extended for four months until the end of October for all sectors.

The pack includes their Return from Furlough template letter, a HR & Employment law checklist, a Health and Safety checklist, a Production and Operations checklist and a Pre-recorded webinar.