Just in case you saw some activity on Seaford Head over the week-end with the emergency services in attendance it was all to do with a person who was found to be cut off from safety when the tide came in. Passers by called the Coast Guard who attended and […]
Lockdown roadworks keep county highways safe
HIGHWAYS crews in East Sussex have been pulling out all the stops to keep the county’s roads in tip-top condition during the coronavirus lockdown. Taking advantage of lower than normal traffic levels, East Sussex Highways workers have worked flat out to fill more than 6,000 potholes since lockdown was declared […]
CELEBRATE NATIONAL EPILEPSY WEEK 2020
It’s National Epilepsy Week (18 – 24 May). Every year since 1958, people with epilepsy have united this week to tell others about the condition. This year is no different. Case studies and spokespeople from across the regions are available for interview. As lockdown continues, the charity Epilepsy Action is celebrating […]
Salesforce small grants scheme
Salesforce has partnered with Enterprise Nation to offer eligible small businesses the opportunity to receive a £5,000 grant to help them through the COVID-19 outbreak. To be eligible to apply you must: Have not received any other cash grant during 2020 in relation to COVID-19 from any Government Be registered […]
Holiday entitlement and pay during coronavirus (COVID-19)
Guidance has been published outlining how holiday entitlement and pay operate during the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance is designed to help employers understand their legal obligations, in terms of workers who continue to work and workers who have been placed on furlough as part of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention […]
BACK TO SCHOOL: SURGE IN BRITONS UPSKILLING DURING LOCKDOWN
· OVER HALF OF UK WORKFORCE FEAR LOSING THEIR JOB AS A RESULT OF PANDEMIC · HOWEVER ONE IN THREE BRITONS ARE USING LOCKDOWN TO IMPROVE THEIR CAREER PROSPECTS · LEARNING PLATFORM LAUNCHED TO HELP FURLOUGHED STAFF PICK UP NEW SKILLS With Britons in lockdown now having more free time on their hands that […]
Up to 75,000 Mercedes cabbies & van owners potentially due £5k each as specialist London legal firm investigates ‘defeat devices’ in Vito and V-Class diesel taxis & vans
· Commercial litigation firm Harcus Parker today announces it is launching a legal action against Mercedes-Benz on behalf of owners of affected taxis and vans · Harcus Parker acts for taxi drivers and drivers of other affected Mercedes vehicles who claim their vehicles are fitted with unlawful defeat devices similar in principle […]