From 31st July 2020, workers made redundant while on furlough will be guaranteed redundancy pay based on their normal wage and not their furloughed salary. This new redundancy protection legislation will provide workers with more support during the lockdown period. When a worker has been made redundant, they are entitled to a statutory notice period based…
Coronavirus safety concerns halt the use of 50 million NHS masks as they did conform to the correct standards and were likely to put the wearers at further risk. When PCIAW®CEO and Founder Yvette Ashby read the breaking BBC News story, she respond: “It is such a shame that we have the best companies in…
Changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 1 August mean that employers will need to pay National Insurance (NI) and pension contributions for furloughed employees from their own resources as these will not be covered by future grants. Make sure you have the latest information by joining the live webinar: Extension to the Coronavirus…
Plymouth based Project Plan B Director Tim Cross is urging designers and product developments to think about products’ end of working life – with the motto ‘protect others, protect the planet’ in regards to the C19 environmental crises. Having long been a spokesperson on sustainable textiles for the workwear and PPE markets, Covid-19 has only…
Don’t miss out on the PCIAW® ‘Sizing/Wardrobe Management’ Webinar, in partnership with Gerber Technology, on Wednesday 5th August 2020. The webinar will run from 2:00pm – 3:30pm. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR NOW! Members of the PCIAW® from across the globe have got in touch with us to both ask questions and offer…
From 1 August there will be changes affecting the grant employers can claim through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Employers will be asked to pay National Insurance (NI) and pension contributions for furloughed employees. Make sure you have the latest information by joining the live webinar: Extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and flexible…
Emerging evidence indicates that conditions in Leicester’s factories – primarily producing for Boohoo – are putting workers at risk of Covid-19 by remaining open for producing during the lockdown. Numerous media reports have detailed illegal practises at Leicester-based garment factories linked to big brands for many years – the largest of these being Boohoo and…
Today sees the launch by 1TcA, of the first British made reusable, sustainable and washable face masks and snoods, manufactured using GRS fabric woven from recycled waste plastic and treated with HeiQ Viroblock technology. 1TcA working in collaboration with sustainability driven business Project Plan B, were aware of the risk of face coverings acting as…
On the 17th July 2020, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, confirmed that conferences and events will be permitted to be held in the U.K. from 1st October 2020. This news is welcomed by a myriad of industries across the country, all of which have been in lockdown since mid-March. The Prime Minister did stress that…
DuPont – one of the leading manufacturers of PPE – has signed a contract with the European Commission and EU countries, to open the door for countries to place orders for the delivery of millions of Tyvek® hooded coveralls to COVID-19 frontline workers across Europe. The contract allows for over 4.9 million coveralls over the next…
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