The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum, of which the Scaffolding Association is a leading member, is hosting two new webinars to advise and answer questions on redundancy, restructuring and other urgent employment issues. The UK Government’s new Job Support Scheme will also be
Further information has been published on how businesses can claim the government’s Job Retention Bonus, with millions set to benefit from the £9 billion package. The scheme is designed to continue to support jobs through the UK’s economic recovery from
As you move into a new working norm, you’ll have a lot of practical as well as regulatory changes to consider regarding your workforce, and you’ll obviously want to make sure you’re up to date with what is required of
Here Barrister Rudi Klein considers the law relating to discrepancies and ambiguities in contract documentation. The Problem The reams of contract documentation – even for small scaffolding jobs – can be daunting to read. The documentation may have been put
A consultation has been launched that aims at giving the Small Business Commissioner more power to support businesses and resolve late payment issues. New proposals have been outlined by government to ensure small businesses in the UK are paid on
Acas, who give ‘employees and employers free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules and best practice’ as well as training and help to resolve disputes, have published their findings from a survey that states ‘over a third of employers (37%)
Companies House will be reformed to clamp down on fraud and money laundering, with directors unable to be appointed until their identity has been verified. The UK’s register of company information will be reformed to clamp down on fraud and
The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum is launching a series of free advice webinars to help industry professionals improve their contractual and commercial awareness on construction projects. Hosted by leading industry experts, and running fortnightly across six sessions from September to November,
In this article, Barrister Rudi Klein offers a dozen tips on safeguarding cash flow in a fragile economy. To put it mildly the construction industry is in very uncertain times and at this stage it is very difficult to predict
In this article, Paul Beck from Direct Insurance Corporate Risks looks at cyberattacks on the scaffolding sector and what business operators can do to minimise the risk and counter the threat. Even before the current pandemic, technology has long been
