This section of the website will be regularly updated with information and guidance for businesses and employers regarding the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, including information on:
Our business navigators across East Sussex, Essex, Kent, Medway, Southend and Thurrock are available for free discussions via phone or email to answer your questions and concerns, as well as point you in the right direction for external or government advice.
If you would like to receive direct support from your local business navigator please complete our Business Support form and indicate what support you are interested in and how COVID-19 affected you so far. Click here to access the form.
You can also scroll down to view our Blog, where we’re providing tips on home working, hosting online meetings and other aspects of remote working, and some general guidance, including the Public Health England Outbreak Map, travel advice, and the latest information from the Department of Health and Social Care.
This page will be updated with information on the guidance and protocols being released to allow businesses to either restart operations or begin preparing to re-open with safety measures in place to protect workers from the virus.
This page will be regularly updated with financial information and guidance including information published by the Government around emergency funding for businesses and the Coronavirus Interruption Loan Scheme.
This page will be regularly updated with information and guidance regarding business impact, business continuity and local support including tips on remote working, advice on sick pay for employees and how to host meetings online.
This page will be updated with the latest information and initiatives for businesses to apply their resources and knowledge to help in the efforts against Coronavirus.
This page will be regularly updated with information on webinars taking place to help businesses during the current crisis, including digital skills training and tips on remote working, as well as information on apprenticeships.
This page will be updated weekly with the latest statistics from our Coronavirus Business Impact survey, which we are urging businesses in the South East to complete to give us an overview of the challenges being faced in our area.
This page will be regularly updated with information on employment opportunities, including appeals for workers in the agriculture industry and support for those seeking work.
The Department for Health and Social Care has issued the following guidance to the public as part of its Coronavirus public health campaign:
Wash your hands more often than usual, for 20 seconds each time with soap and water, or use hand sanitiser. Especially when you:
These actions will help to protect yourself and others. Click here to visit the NHS website for more information.
Further Government information, and guidance provided by other organisations, is listed below.
Information for the public on the outbreak of coronavirus, including the current situation in the UK and information about the virus and its symptoms.
The Department of Health and Social Care will be publishing updated data on this page (follow the link below) every day at 2pm until further notice. This data is accurate as of 9am on the day of publication.
Follow the link below to access Public Health England’s Outbreak Map for COVID-19, which outlines the number of cases by Local Authority as well as across the countries in the United Kingdom.
Current guidance for British people travelling or living overseas following the outbreak of coronavirus.
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