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It feels like a full frontal assault on construction from Gove
This week FIS attended a meeting of the Construction Products Association to look at feedback from a Round Table Meeting for Product Manufacturers with Secretary of State, Michael Gove, and his team. The approach (see here) is that the Government expects Industry to...
Late payment: positive steps, but not there yet
Half of Build UK Contractor members now pay in an average of 30 days or less, according to the latest results published under the Duty to Report on Payment Practices and Performance. Despite the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID‐19 pandemic, payment...
Framework ‘Gold Standard’ published
The Cabinet Office has published the independent review of public sector frameworks undertaken by Professor David Mosey, which sets out 24 recommendations for a new ‘Gold Standard’ designed to ‘improve the outcomes delivered by framework strategies procurement,...
HSE spot checks to look for work-related stress
As part HSE's ongoing Working Minds campaign, spot checks will be conducted to inspect how employers are recognising work-related stress – to help support and sustain good mental health in the workplace. To help you support employees with stress and stay on the right...
Rules and guidance on wearing face coverings and masks, including CLC Statement
Wearing a face covering or mask helps keep you and others safe from COVID-19. You can still catch and pass on the virus even if you have been vaccinated, so wearing a face covering helps to reduce the spread. By law, everyone age 12 and over must wear a face covering...
Discussions with government start on remediation funding proposals
Yesterday the Construction Products Association met with the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to discuss his demand for a contribution he believes that cladding and insulation manufacturers...
Find out how T-Levels can support your business
T-Levels are a new approach to sector engagement, designed to develop and secure advanced technical skills aligned to industry standards, and to address the increasing skills shortages and labour costs in industries such as construction, as well as the many benefits...
Enrolment open for Drylining option of Interior Systems Installer Apprenticeship
Leeds College of Building Interior Systems Installer Apprenticeship Programme 2022 Enrolment is now open for the Dry Lining option of the Interior Systems Installer Apprenticeship, for full details please see: Interior Systems Installer | Drylining Apprenticeship...
COVID‐19 ‘Plan B’ restrictions end
All COVID‐19 ‘Plan B’ restrictions in England have now been lifted. This means that face coverings are no longer mandatory in any setting, although people are still advised to wear them in crowded and enclosed spaces where they come into contact with others they do...