Prompted by small construction employers without HR or legal teams: what counts as drugs and alcohol, what you expect, how testing works. CIOB also wants it to help staff struggling with addiction.
Daniel Watton approved ladders throughout an exterior painting job. His trainee stepson died moving a fully extended ladder near an overhead power line, and HSE found the original plan unsafe too.
From 6 April 2027, sole traders and landlords with more than £30,000 of qualifying income keep digital records and send HMRC quarterly updates. The £30,000 is counted before expenses, with trade and rental income added together.
The levy has applied to larger housing schemes since 1 October, Construction Management reports, and the lawyers it quoted say some may need rethinking. If your crews are booked on one, it's the start date that could move.
SELECT and the SJIB have renewed their warning about short courses sold as a quick way into the trade, Professional Electrician reports. If you're hiring, the certificate is only half of what you need to know.
A carpenter died after falling through a stripped first floor while others removed boards. Investigators found workers could reach areas without sufficient protection against falls.
Acas is consulting until 17 December 2026 on a draft code for the legal changes expected in autumn 2027. Saying no will also need an explanation of why refusing is reasonable. Until then, keep using the current code.
Paying HMRC on time can still leave your return late. An empty month also needs reporting unless an exemption applies. Once a return is overdue, its penalty clock keeps running even as the next month comes round.
DWP will pay non-levy employers £2,000 for each eligible apprentice aged 16 to 24, in two halves through your training provider. Staff you already employ only count if they joined you no more than 90 days before their training starts.
Your subcontractor says you should pay without deductions. HMRC's payment instruction decides. If they've worked for you before, your old monthly returns establish whether you need to verify them again.
A new public body, Great British Grid, and a plan to let more businesses build their own grid connections instead of queuing for the network company. Useful one day, if your kind of job qualifies. Nobody has said which jobs do, or when.
Diesel is up 35.2p a litre since July and past the RAC's 2022 record, Electrical Times reports. If you priced jobs before the rise, the fuel line on those quotes may be short.
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