COVID-19 is presenting us all with new challenges and we are acutely aware of the impact it will have on businesses. We want to assist business owners in Berkshire to navigate and recover from these unprecedented times. Alongside the Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and key partners, Thames Valley Berkshire Business Growth Hub […]
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Bracknell Forest Council Child Employment Team is taking part in a campaign to raise awareness of the regulations in relation to the employment of young persons.There are strict rules concerning the hours a young person may work and the types of work they may do. Additionally, employing a young person of compulsory school age, without
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Government to provide guarantees of up to £10 billion to Trade Credit Insurance schemes for business-to-business transactions. The Trade Credit Reinsurance scheme, will see the vast majority of Trade Credit Insurance coverage maintained across the UK. The guarantees will support supply chains and help businesses during the coronavirus pandemic to trade with confidence, safe in
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Phillip Burke – Senior Transport Coordinator for Bracknell Forest Council has put together a podcast concerning getting to and from work as travel restrictions ease. The podcast aims to give local information and resources to help employers and employees plan their journeys to work when that becomes relevant with lockdown measures beginning to ease. To
Bracknell Forest Council has been successful in securing funds to undertake improvement work to the A3095 Crowthorne Road at the Hanworth and Golden Retriever roundabouts. This work is in partnership with the Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership. The duration of the northbound closure will be 12 weeks, between 15th June and 1st September. To
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Businesses are being urged to carry out vital safety processes to their water systems to avoid increasing the risk of Legionnaires’ disease as they reopen following the COVID-19 lockdown. With hot and cold-water systems out of action for several weeks, the chances of bacteria forming which can cause the disease – a potentially fatal
Bob Collis (Chair of the Bracknell Forest Economic and Skills Development Partnership) has released a podcast explaining how you can use flexible working initiatives to improve performance and productivity levels. He states that encouraging flexible working is good for everyone and has been shown to have a positive impact on productivity, employee retention and quality
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The Government has announced further guidelines regarding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and the use of it in getting the country back to work. Now is the time to consider the items you may need to ensure the safety of your staff and customers and begin to source the all-important equipment needed so your business can
Bracknell BID is happy to provide advice and guidance for individuals and their businesses on how to deal with COVID-19 related malicious cyber activity. Unfortunately, criminals will use every opportunity they can to scam innocent people and their businesses.The Government has released a document which contains very helpful advice and guidance on how to protect yourself
