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Submit your CITB Levy return by 30 June

Submit your CITB Levy return by 30 June

The deadline for employers registered with CITB to submit their completed 2023 Levy Return is tomorrow (Friday 30 June). Failure to submit it on time will result in grant claims being withheld until it is received, and employers who do not submit a completed Levy...

New CIJC Pay Rates effective from 10 July

New CIJC Pay Rates effective from 10 July

The CIJC has agreed new pay rates effective from Monday 10 July. There is a 6% increase in pay (8% for general operatives), as well as increases in travel and subsistence allowances and sick pay. There will be further increases from 1 January 2024 and the rates should...

Construction firms report on post-Brexit migration

Construction firms report on post-Brexit migration

Low levels of awareness and engagement with the Points-Based System (PBS) post-Brexit continue to exacerbate existing skills shortages within the sector, according to the latest Migration and Construction report by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Only...

Measuring Embodied Carbon and Carbon Leakage

Measuring Embodied Carbon and Carbon Leakage

Members of the FIS sustainability group have come together to respond to the Government consultation on addressing carbon leakage risk to support decarbonisation – see: Addressing carbon leakage risk to support decarbonisation As part of its plan to measure and reduce...

Drugs and Alcohol Policy endorsed by CLC

Drugs and Alcohol Policy endorsed by CLC

in response to calls for a consistent framework for drug and alcohol testing across the industry, the CLC has shared Build UK’s template Drugs and Alcohol Policy. Recognising that there are different legal limits across the nations and workplace environments, along...

FIS releases Client Order and Guidance Note for Members

FIS releases Client Order and Guidance Note for Members

To help support its members and to provide protection before a formal contract is issued, the Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has launched a Client Order and Guidance Note that reflects the legislative and regulatory landscape in recent times. Developed by FIS...