The Chancellor unveiled his Winter Economy Plan yesterday, which included a new Job Support Scheme for six months to replace the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme when it ends on 31 October.  Employees will be required to work a third of their regular hours to qualify, with the Government and employer each contributing 33% of theREAD MORE

ACAD was one of many voices highlighting the double whammy of reverse VAT and the deferral of VAT payments, it’s really positive HMRC have introduced the option to repay in 11 interest‐free instalments during the 2021‐22 financial year, rather than in one lump sum at the end of March 2021. The introduction of reverse VATREAD MORE

For many years, ACAD employers have raised the issue of the need for generic qualifications for office-based roles within construction such as finance, project management, contract management, estimating and procurement etc…  The ongoing development of the L3 Apprentice Standard for Contracting Operations Technicians is one option, T Levels are another option. T Levels are newREAD MORE

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced his plan to support jobs and the economy.  We have followed the announcement live and have summarised our current understanding of the new measures that will be introduced to help businesses maintain people in jobs when their position is and remains viable (which was the key word in theREAD MORE

Build UK celebrated their 5th AGM with over 110 members at their first virtual AGM. The meeting included a fascinating Q&A with Nadhim Zahawi, Minister for Business and Industry, and Andrew Stephenson, Minister of State at the Department for Transport, who responded to members’ questions on a range of topics, including future pipeline and procurement,READ MORE

Members will once again be updated with all the latest developments via webinars this Autumn.  To ensure members receive the maximum benefit from the high level of interaction associated with ACAD regionals, we have scheduled webinars for all seven of our regions.  Members are, as ever, welcome to attend any of these to suit yourREAD MORE