The Government scheme to provide employers with free lateral flow kits was due to end this week.
But former Health Secretary Matt Hancock told The Mail on Sunday it would be extended to the end of July, saying: We know how crucial this is to helping protect employers and employees by providing speedy results that break chains of transmissions and stop cases becoming outbreaks.
Extension: The Government scheme to provide employers with free lateral flow kits was due to end this week This rapid testing brings the twin benefits of saving employee hours and saving businesses lost revenue.
The scheme was first extended from the end of March after calls from firms as part of The Mail on Sunday s Tests at Work campaign.
An official report paving the way for the wider use of alcohol-free hand sanitiser has given a powerful boost to British firm Byotrol, its directors said.
A Government task force said earlier this month that guidance on the use of non-alcohol sanitisers was confusing and should be reviewed to provide a level playing field with alcohol-based products.
AIM-listed Byotrol, which is advised by Tory MP Iain Duncan Smith, said official guidelines had put off potential customers.
Rubbing its hands: Byotrol, which is advised by Tory MP Iain Duncan Smith, said official guidelines had put off potential customers
Hand sanitiser makes up a third of Byotrol s business, with the remainder coming from surface cleaners. It provides the NHS with 92 per cent of its non-alcohol sanitiser under its label Invirtu and also makes Boots own brand.
The Greater Manchester family homes where you won t have to pay stamp duty after next week s rule change
The threshold for the stamp duty holiday is set to change on July 1 - meaning you don t have to pay tax on the first £250k
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Inside the Greater Manchester family homes where you won t have to pay stamp duty after next week s rule change (Image: Purplebricks)
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A no-frills storage company backed by easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is planning to double in size – and may float.
Founded in 2017 by industry veteran Tim Slesinger who pays to use the easy brand, easyStorage will double its number of warehouses from 19 to 40 by the end of next year.
Expansion plans: easyStorage will double its number of warehouses from 19 to 40 by the end of next year
Haji-Ioannou s easyGroup receives fees from firms using the distinctive orange brand, including easyJet.
Claiming to be 50 per cent cheaper than its rivals, easyStorage collects and stores customers possessions, keeping them in pods in warehouses that tend to be outside city centres.