As schools are set to close their doors today (Friday 20 March) as part of coronavirus measures, the government has now published its list of ‘key workers’ whose children will be prioritised for education provision.
The Department of Education’s list of key workers includes jobs within health and social care, education and childcare, local and national government, utilities, communication and finance, food and necessary goods, public safety and key public services. Click here to see the list of key workers.
Closing of the schools will also have an impact on businesses across our region, as firms look to balance maintaining their businesses with staff who now have to work out childcare logistics. Norfolk Chambers are here to help and support. Our team will remain available to you and continues to connect, support and give voice to every business in Norfolk.
- Business Support: Norfolk Chambers’ membership gives businesses access to free HR, legal, tax and health & safety advice – much of which may be useful to you during the current COVID-19 situation. The Norfolk Chambers’ team is on hand to help you get the maximum benefits from your Chamber membership. For more information: [email protected] or we have a live-chat facility on our website during working hours.
- Events: In view of the latest advice, we have taken the decision to postpone all events/training courses until the end of April 2020. We will reconsider our position on events at this point. In the meantime, if you are booked onto an event during this period, we will be in touch to advise you about your booking. For any queries relating to our events, please contact [email protected] or 01603 625977
- Export documentation: This expert service continues to operate, but please note there may be a slight delay on the speed of service. We would encourage you to consider using the electronic e-zCert system to process your documentation wherever possible. We have also put contingency plans in place to ensure continuous service. For any queries relating to this please contact: [email protected] or call 01603 625977 and we will arrange a call back.
- Communications: All of our communications channels remain open to support members boost their customer reach and access support. For further information on using Norfolk Chamber’s website and accessing our social media platforms: [email protected] or 01603 625977
- Campaigning and policy: Norfolk Chambers continues to lobby hard on your company’s behalf. We very much welcome any feedback that you may have on how Covid-19 is impacting on your business and also suggestions of what the Government could do to help you to navigate this difficult period. Please contact Nova Fairbank on email: [email protected] or Tel: 01603 729713.
As you are aware, the response to Coronavirus/COVID-19 means that the advice to business is likely to change. We will ensure that Norfolk Chambers keeps you updated as the situation changes. The latest advice from Government on what businesses need to do and the support available to them can be found here.
