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	<title>Supply My Business &#187; COVID-19</title>
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		<title>Managing holiday requests as lockdown eases&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 12:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin White]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After more than a year of ups and downs, cancellations and lockdowns, holidays have been in short supply. So as lockdown restrictions begin to gradually lift, many people will be eager to find out when they can book their next break. Simultaneously, the easing of lockdown may see you making plans to bring employees back &#8230; <a href="https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/managing-holiday-requests-as-lockdown-eases/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Managing holiday requests as lockdown eases&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How your business can survive and thrive through Covid-19&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/how-your-business-can-survive-and-thrive-through-covid-19/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 11:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin White]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accounting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bounce Back Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cash Flow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/?p=2602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the unexpected arrival of COVID-19, business owners have been doing their best to weather the storm and navigate through this unprecedented situation. SMEs have been hit particularly hard by COVID-19, with 80% reporting declining revenue, compared to the 80% of SMEs who said their revenue was stable or growing prior to the onset of &#8230; <a href="https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/how-your-business-can-survive-and-thrive-through-covid-19/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How your business can survive and thrive through Covid-19&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What are you doing during the next five weeks to ensure your business comes out of &#8216;Lockdown 2.0&#8242; in good shape?</title>
		<link>https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/what-are-you-doing-during-the-next-five-weeks-to-ensure-your-business-comes-out-of-lockdown-2-0-in-good-shape/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin White]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we head towards the second lockdown for England of 2020, many people will be fearful of losing the businesses they’ve built, some over many years. I want to share some of the things you might think about doing during the next five weeks to ensure your business comes out the other side in good &#8230; <a href="https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/what-are-you-doing-during-the-next-five-weeks-to-ensure-your-business-comes-out-of-lockdown-2-0-in-good-shape/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">What are you doing during the next five weeks to ensure your business comes out of &#8216;Lockdown 2.0&#8242; in good shape?</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Six tips for managing difficult conversations remotely&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin White]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disciplinary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grievance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you need to have a difficult conversation with an employee, but aren’t quite sure where to begin? If you’ve been working remotely and not seeing employees on a regular basis, perhaps a difficult conversation has been easier to avoid. The trouble with this is the problem will not go away on its own. It &#8230; <a href="https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/six-tips-from-hr-for-managing-difficult-conversations-remotely/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Six tips for managing difficult conversations remotely&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Managing absences during Coronavirus&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/managing-absences-during-coronavirus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin White]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Absence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disciplinary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ordinarily, it would be highly unlikely for most of your team to be absent from work at the same time. Each case would be dealt with individually according to your absence policy and your staffing levels would typically provide adequate cover. But the continued impact of the coronavirus pandemic has complicated matters. Whether due to &#8230; <a href="https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/managing-absences-during-coronavirus/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Managing absences during Coronavirus&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Making Sense of the Flexible Furlough Scheme&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/making-sense-of-the-flexible-furlough-scheme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin White]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emplayment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flexible]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Job Retention Scheme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, also commonly referred to as the Furlough Scheme, has been a crucial lifeline of support for many people throughout the pandemic. The scheme has helped to protect more than nine million jobs during an enforced period of lockdown, by allowing employers to furlough eligible employees and claim up to 80% &#8230; <a href="https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/making-sense-of-the-flexible-furlough-scheme/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Making Sense of the Flexible Furlough Scheme&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Accentuating the positives when you are forced to make redundancies&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/accentuating-the-positives-when-you-are-forced-to-make-redundancies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin White]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Furlough]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Redundancy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/?p=2420</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The sudden threat to public health from coronavirus (COVID-19) has brought about global change that most employers have never encountered before. We are past the peak of the virus in the UK and society has been permitted to re-open safely in stages, but there are going to be more changes to come. The economic impact &#8230; <a href="https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/accentuating-the-positives-when-you-are-forced-to-make-redundancies/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Accentuating the positives when you are forced to make redundancies&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Social Distancing and Hygiene Awareness Information in the Workplace&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/social-distancing-and-hygiene-awareness-information-in-the-workplace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 14:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin White]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus Returning to work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Assessment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adaptability may just be the best word to describe 2020! Everyone has had to change in some way or another, and none more so than businesses. Most business owners will have already been aware of their responsibilities about social distancing and hygiene in the workplace but now more than ever, this is this crucial for &#8230; <a href="https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/social-distancing-and-hygiene-awareness-information-in-the-workplace/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Social Distancing and Hygiene Awareness Information in the Workplace&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Four key areas of HR that will help your business during lockdown&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/four-key-areas-of-hr-that-will-help-your-business-during-lockdown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin White]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[advice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been just under a month since the government placed strict lockdown rules on the UK in response to COVID-19. And we know that for many of you, business is far from usual. If your business has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, we expect that you have come across some difficult decision making &#8230; <a href="https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/four-key-areas-of-hr-that-will-help-your-business-during-lockdown/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Four key areas of HR that will help your business during lockdown&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Proactive steps to managing your business survival&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/5-proactive-steps-to-managing-your-business-survival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin White]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Business Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cash Flow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re a small business owner, you might be feeling particularly overwhelmed at the moment, trying to figure out what the Coronavirus pandemic means for you and your business.‍ You’re certainly not alone. Many small businesses are vulnerable and business owners are facing difficult decisions, with real concerns about how their businesses will survive this &#8230; <a href="https://supplymybusiness.co.uk/blog/5-proactive-steps-to-managing-your-business-survival/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">5 Proactive steps to managing your business survival&#8230;</span></a>]]></description>
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