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Transfer and receive apprenticeship levy
Employers in England that pay the apprenticeship levy can transfer their unused apprenticeship funds to help other organisations pay for apprenticeship training. The employer that receives the funds can only use them to pay for apprenticeship training and assessment....
Way to Work: helping 500,000 people into work
Way to Work is a new partnership between government and employers to get 500,000 jobseekers into work by the end of June 2022. This partnership will help fill the large number of vacancies and help job-ready people into the labour market. If you are looking to fill a...
Embodied Carbon of Construction Industry Makes it to Parliament
The UK Government has committed to reduce carbon emissions by 100% by 2050 compared to 1990. Buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of CO2eq emissions in the UK in relation to the energy they use during their use. The impact of construction, which includes...
CLC sets out its plans for construction in 2022
The Construction Leadership Council has set out four priorities to deliver a better UK construction sector in 2022. The Council has picked issues where there is the greatest need for collaborative industry action, and the greatest opportunity to deliver positive...
FIS encourages members to take the Pledge to change the training culture
To support the new Interior Systems Installer Apprenticeship Standard, with its pathways for Drylining and Ceiling Fixing and Partitions and to grow support for the existing framework in Wales and the Scottish Modern Apprenticeship, FIS is encouraging members to sign...
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...