The CLC has launched its latest industry‐wide People Survey which will measure the impact of coronavirus on the construction sector and its workforce one year on. Previous surveys helped to secure a range of support for the sector, including funding for the Construction Talent Retention Scheme. Build UK is responsible for collating the results and we would be extremelyREAD MORE

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. With major contractors now adopting the Common Assessment Standard, this will significantly reduce the duplication of time, effort and resources that are costing the sectorREAD MORE

Changes to the IR35 rules come into force next Tuesday 6 April, and medium and large organisations will have responsibility for determining a worker’s employment status where employed through an intermediary. Build UK and KPMG will be delivering a Reverse VAT webinar on Wednesday 7 April from 10:00am ‐ 11:00am to answer our members’ questionsREAD MORE

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. With around one in three people with COVID-19 displaying no symptoms, the clinical recommendation is thatREAD MORE

This update from the Scottish Government directs businesses to the most up to date information on COVID-19 as they move forward with their economic response. The Find Business Support website has information on all the support available to businesses that have been affected by COVID-19 restrictions. We would encourage businesses to check the website forREAD MORE

Are you a small business in the North of England who wants to take part in tackling climate change, but don’t know where to go from here?   Then register for ‘Your business journey to Net Zero’! In conjunction with the NP11 group of Northern Local Enterprise Partnerships, BEIS is holding “Your business journey to NetREAD MORE