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Legislation and tax changes to look out for in April
April sees a number of legislative and tax changes come into effect, we've included details in below to remind members and ensure they are complying. Minimum wage rates From 1 April, the National Living Wage will increase to £9.50 per hour, whilst the National Minimum...
Changes to PPE at Work Regulations from 6 April 2022
Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations will be amended from 6 April 2022 to ensure that agency and temporary workers ‐ so called limb (b) workers ‐ are provided with the same PPE protections as employees. Those who have self‐employed status are not included...
CLC guides firms on impacts of Ukraine crisis
The Construction Leadership Council has published a document intended to support UK firms respond to the impacts of the current crisis in Ukraine. Companies from across UK construction have reported emerging challenges that have arisen because of the conflict,...
Construction Product Availability Statement
Construction Product Availability: 30 March 2022 Statement from John Newcomb, CEO of the Builders Merchants Federation and Peter Caplehorn, CEO of the Construction Products Association, co-chairs of the Construction Leadership Council’s Product Availability working...
The Highway Code: update to rules on using mobile phones
From today (25 March), rules in The Highway Code are coming into force to make any hand-held use of a mobile phone while driving illegal, except in limited circumstances. This means you must not use a device in your hand for any reason, whether online or offline. The...
Buckinghamshire Skills Show – FIS Construction Ambassadors, helping industry recruit
FIS is hugely excited to have signed up to the Go Construct/STEM Ambassador Scheme. Go Construct STEM Ambassadors bring the construction industry to life. Ambassadors engage with young people at educational events across the UK to raise aspirations, showcase career...
Are you struggling with labour shortages and recruitment?
The first of our Regional Training and Recruitment Intervention Events took place in London on Tuesday 22 March 2022. With labour shortages and recruitment, a key challenge within the sector, presentations and discussion focused on the scale of the problem, local...
Covid-19 – stay at home guidance to be removed
From Friday 1 April, the Government guidance to stay at home for five days following a positive COVID‐19 test will be removed, along with the Working Safely During Coronavirus guidance and the health and safety requirement for employers to explicitly consider COVID‐19...
Prompt payment threshold to increase from 1 April
From next Friday 1 April, the prompt payment threshold will increase for suppliers bidding for Government contracts above £5 million per annum. In accordance with the updated Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 08/21, companies will be required to show that they pay 90% of...