Increase in Social Insurance contributions The GFSB notes with dismay the increase in social insurance contributions announced by the Government last week. The biggest burden resulting from these increases will be on those businesses that have suffered the most through Covid and are still struggling to get back on their feet – retail, food and […]

UK COMMUNITY RENEWAL FUND PRESS RELEASE A total allocation of £500,000 from the UK Community Renewal Fund has been made available to Gibraltar. Funds are available for projects that fall under the following priority criteria: Investment for local businesses, communities and place: Assistance for business start-ups and expansions. Ensuring that there is always an element […]

We have partnered with Stewart Harrison from the Gibraltar Digital Skills Foundation to carry out this survey to ascertain the digital skills gap that exists within the workforce and future careers. This will allow us to look at ways to close the gap and have a better idea of the type of skills businesses need and […]

RENT DISCOUNT SCHEME Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar (HMGoG) has confirmed that the rent discount scheme operational in April and May 2020 will be extended one final time to 30 June 2021. The scheme applies to prequalifying commercial tenants of private landlords as well as HMGoG’s commercial tenants. This confirmation follows the announcement on 15 […]

The Nautilus Project #WorldOceansDay is a yearly celebration to raise awareness of the vital importance of our oceans and the role they play in sustaining a healthy planet. It looks to bring people and organisations together across the globe in a series of events highlighting how we can all help protect the oceans. The Nautilus […]

GibSams is inviting applications for the Wellbeing at Work Recognition Awards 2021. Recipients of previous awards can submit their entries for the Wellbeing Star Awards. The scheme’s purpose is to publicly recognise and reward companies and organisations, regardless of their size, that has successfully implemented positive changes for the benefit of their employees. Please contact […]

The Government launched its online platform for Employment eServices yesterday. The system has been live since Tuesday 9th February 2021. During this time a small number of companies have been using the system and providing feedback to the Government. The Government is now making the platform available generally to all companies that require Employment services. […]

The Ministry for Business is pleased to announce that the Business Liaison Team’s One Stop Shop will commence face-to-face meetings with members of the public following the relaxation of COVID measures as from Monday 19th April 2021. On 1st February 2021 HM Government of Gibraltar launched phase one of the One Stop Shop where the […]

Since early 2020 there have been many Government press statements and announcement. On this page, we have tried to condense all the information for you in one place to make running your business that little bit easier. Firstly, below you will find a flow chart we have produced explaining the BEAT measures the Government put […]

HM Government of Gibraltar is pleased to confirm that the BEAT support measures will continue for the month of February as announced by the Chief Minister in his press conference last week. The BEAT measures will comprise of the following measures; Businesses that have remained closed for the month of February by Government order (for […]