Wedding industry faces kick in the teeth with no support, says County Durham DJ
Chris Dye, 45, said more needs to be done to support the wedding industry as a whole during the pandemic
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Freelance workers, such as artists, often fall through the cracks when it comes to state support Photo: Drastic Graphics
I like to say that I have never had a job. I also like to say that I have never been out of work. The answer to this paradox is that I have always been a freelance. It has not made me rich, but it has made me happy. Which is why I feel so miserable about the prospects nowadays for anyone trying to live the freelance life.
We all know how much the arts have suffered during the present pandemic, with theatres and concert halls shut, museums and galleries closed or half-empty. All the normal ways in which we can meet and exchange ideas, the informal marketplace in which the arts can flourish, have been stifled. We have been confined to virtual reality, but the actual reality is that we face a profound crisis of creativity.
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Following the UK government’s announcement on 22 February 2021 of an exit roadmap of the current lockdown and phased relaxation of social distancing rules, the UK Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended by a further three months until the end of September 2021.
It is anticipated that all social distancing rules will be void in June 2021; however, to mitigate the economic impact of the current rules and to safeguard jobs, the CJRS will enable workers to be paid up to 80 percent of a worker’s normal salary for hours not worked, beyond the lifting of restrictions.
Mixed reaction in the north for Chancellor s budget measures By Gordon Calder Published: 09:00, 05 March 2021
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THE measures announced in this week s budget received a mixed reaction in the far north with the extension of the furlough scheme being welcomed but the reduction in VAT for the hospitality industry described as hugely disappointing.
Trudy Morris, the chief executive of the Caithness Chamber of Commerce, said: The news that the furlough scheme is being extended until September will be welcomed by many businesses, who would otherwise be facing a cliff edge come the end of April. While we understand the need to begin increasing the business contribution towards the scheme, this must come hand-in-hand with the reopening of the economy.