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Home tests for workers
From 6 April, companies with 10 or more employees who cannot work from home will be able to order home test kits for their employees where it is not possible to set up a testing site in the workplace. The deadline to register for workplace testing has been extended...
Improved pre-qualification system goes live
Major contractors now adopting the Common Assessment Standard Build UK has announced that the new industry-wide pre-qualification (PQ) system is now fully up and running, simplifying a complex system for the benefit of everyone in the construction sector. The rollout...
FIS launches technical note on specifying acoustic absorbers
To help specifiers understand the performance of wall mounted acoustic absorbers, FIS has published a new technical note, Specifying Acoustic Absorbers where they will be installed against a wall. The sound quality of a room often doesn’t need a specialist to tell you...
Action to take for positive lateral flow device test at home
The Government has confirmed that anyone who gets a positive result from a lateral flow device (LFD) test undertaken at home should get a PCR test to confirm the result. However, in the event of a positive result from an LFD test undertaken at a test site, a follow up...
Extended site hours to continue
The Written Ministerial Statement by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick permitting extended site working hours has been extended until 30 September 2021. The statement makes it clear that local planning authorities in England should not refuse requests to extend working...
Support FIS in changing key National Occupational Standards and Qualifications
A couple of weeks ago FIS sent the email message below to all members, to date CITB have received 19 replies. Without the weight of employers behind it these changes will be shelved until legislation makes it happen. As employer we prefer you to have control....
NVQ funding for insulation firms in the North
FIS Associate Member DMR Training has secured government National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) funding for the insulation sector in Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Sheffield City regions. Based in Greater Manchester DMR is a construction training provider and has...
New COVID Guidance: Delivering on‐site training
Following the reopening of schools and colleges, the Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed that on‐site training can resume for students of all ages in the following further education (FE) settings if a provider follows the operational guidance: Sixth form...
FIS gathering data on immigration and potential labour shortages
To support ongoing engagement with the Home Office and the wider sector FIS is tracking the impact of changes to the labour market. FIS has repeatedly raised concerns that interior systems installers (dryliners, ceiling fixers, partitions installers etc) have not been...