BCC Director General Dr Adam Marshall comments on the government's extension of the Job Retention Scheme until the end of September 2021.
"BCC’s Network on the ground is second to none. Working with the BCC helped us engage our local business communities in the work Amazon is doing to help organisations reopen safely post Covid-19."
During July 2020 BCC and Amazon worked together to launch a programme of fulfilment centre tours for businesses across the UK to help organisations reopen safely and in line with government guidance post Covid-19.
Impact:
Educated businesses on how to open safely and in line with government guidance post Covid-19.
Benefits to Amazon:
BCC Director General Dr Adam Marshall comments on the government's extension of the Job Retention Scheme until the end of September 2021.
Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the BCC, says the grants will be a lifeline for struggling businesses
BCC Director General Adam Marshall comments on the BEIS Select Committee report, ‘The impact of Coronavirus on businesses and workers: Interim pre-Budget report’, published today.
Results from the latest British Chambers of Commerce survey, in partnership with moneycorp, found that while 44% of UK exporters to the EU plan to grow their exports to the European Union, nearly a quarter (23%) are looking to either reduce their activity in the EU or have no activity at all in the next 12 months, following the ratification of the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation Agreement. Two-thirds of UK businesses are looking to increase activity in the domestic market.
