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Covid-19 Business SUPPORT APPLICATION

The States of Guernsey Business Support Team have released the application forms for Small Business Grants and Payroll Co-Funding. With many thanks to the assistance from Richard & Carol-Anne Stapley (Richard Stapley Chartered Accountants) and Sarah Hancock (Brehon Accountants Limited) who worked with the States’ team, they have put together the following Frequently Asked Question list to help you with your applications: (revised) As a business owner can I count myself as one of the employees on the Payroll-Co Funding Scheme as well as applying for a Small Business Grant?If you are self employed for social security you cannot  claim …

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Business guidance at 29/3

The Guidance to Business was updated on Sunday 29th March and changed some of the previous advice. It is important to appeciate that the situation is very dynamic and subject to change at anytime. The State’s own website is where you will read it first and news is usually announced first on Twitter – follow @govgg The CGi remains in daily contact with officers in the States of Guernsey who are putting together all of the Business Support measures. Our feedback from business is being incorporated into their guidance and policy as best they can, balancing the needs of following …

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Updated advice for businesses at 27/3

THE States has today provided updated instructions for local industry, which in essence, advises which types of businesses can and cannot trade. The list of those that CANNOT operate has been extended to cover the following types: o Licensed premises (pubs and clubs)o Takeaway food premiseso Beach and other kioskso Cinemas and theatreso Restaurants and cafeso Retail outlets, other than certain essential retail outlets (see revised list A below)o Librarieso Community and youth centreso Car, boat and bicycle repair, other than to repair vehicles of essential workers (see below) o Indoor and outdoor leisure facilitieso Outdoor trades, apart from for …

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States confirms new measures for local business

The States has updated us this morning on a new raft of measures designed to support local businesses. This information is not yet available on-line but a precis of this is as follows: Pay-roll co-funding scheme – The States will pay employees an amount equivalent to 80% of Guernsey’s minimum wage. This is currently set at £8.50 per hour for adults and for a 35-hour week, equates to £238. This will be for an initial period of three months. Grant to businesses – £3,000 to all businesses with fewer than 10 employees. Hardship fund – This is being administered by …

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Details of financial measures to support the Guernsey economy

The Policy & Resources Committee has set out an initial package of financial measures to help businesses and individuals deal with the financially onerous impacts of the Covid-19 public health crisis. The headline measures are: Deferral of Social Insurance; Deferral of Commercial TRP; Deferral of rent payments to the States of Guernsey by business tenants; Suspension of mooring fees for commercial fishermen; Establishment of a scheme to support banks in providing liquidity to businesses; Establishment of a £5m ‘hardship’ fund To fund these steps, the Policy & Resources Committee will submit an emergency policy letter for consideration by the States, …

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P&R proposes business support measures

In a statement to the meeting of the States of Guernsey, Gavin St Pier updated the house on a number of matters relating to the general response to Coronavirus pandemic intended to protect the public and then went on to outline support for businesses. He announced that the States of Guernsey P&R committee have moved quickly to propose a series of measures to help all non regulated Guernsey businesses deal with the impact of the Corona virus. The proposals include deferral of Social Insurance payments, deferral of Commercial TRP, the establishment of a hardship fund and other measures. The proposals …

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Essential Travel Guidance updated

Update 19/3/2020: Further to details below The States of Guernsey published details concerning Critical Travel and Compassionate and Medical Travel including details applying to Critical Workers to whom specific exemptions may apply. More details on SoG website here. The Director of Public Health is advising all Guernsey residents to consider avoiding all non-essential travel to and from the Bailiwick. This follows the decision by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare a COVID-19 Pandemic. Dr Nicola Brink yesterday informed the States of Guernsey Strategic Coordinating Group that, following analysis of the numbers of confirmed cases worldwide and the evidence of …

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Update from States of Guernsey on Coronavirus

As the situation regarding the SARS-CoV-2 virus evolves, the Public Health team continues to meet daily to discuss the evolving situation around novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Latest updates: Visit States of Guernsey Website : https://gov.gg/coronavirus After reviewing epidemiological data on Thursday 4th March 2020 a decision was made to add the following country to the list of Group B affected areas: Germany – for anyone who has returned from Germany since 2 March 2020Mainland Spain – for anyone who has returned from Spain since 2 March 2020. For Group B countries, Public Health Services (PHS) are asking people to self-isolate ONLY …

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Joint statement on proposed discrimination legislation

A joint statement from Guernsey Institute of Directors, Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, Guernsey International Business Association, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and the Confederation of Guernsey Industry. Following the publication of the policy letter outlining the proposed approach to anti-discrimination legislation, the island’s business groups acknowledge the significant amount of work over the last three years that the Committee for Employment & Social Security (ESS) has done to date on this project. The G4, along with the Guernsey branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) are all fully in favour of anti-discrimination legislation but have been clear …

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