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Most people in construction are familiar with Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards. It’s the card that provides proof that individuals working on construction sites have the appropriate training and qualifications for the job they do on site. In most cases applicants are required to achieve a recognised construction related qualification (usually an NVQ or

If you are an organisation which engages tradespeople, either directly or through an agency, who work via a personal services company (PSC), or a tradesperson working on that basis, then you should be aware that significant reforms to the off payroll working rules – more commonly known as IR35 – are being introduced in April

Following a series of meetings with stakeholders with an interest in the aviation sector, CECA has announced that it is to form an Airport Expansion Group for members. Although the aviation sector has always formed a significant proportion of our members’ work, historically CECA has included its activities in the sector in its various sector

Leading bodies from business, environment and professional institutions have today set out key assurances needed from Government to put sustainability at the heart of the UK’s economic model.  Published as part of the Broadway Initiative, the assurances set out the key elements needed for a clear and coherent Environment Act that gives society strategic predictability

Leading construction firms have teamed up with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) to produce practical tools designed to prevent modern slavery and labour exploitation on building sites. The package includes a presentation for new starters which will be shown at the end of Health and Safety inductions, along with complementary posters on spotting

The Government has today published the first progress report of its landmark 25 Year Environment Plan indicating that, in the first year alone, 90% of the plan’s actions have been delivered or are being progressed. Launched in January 2018, the 25 Year Environment Plan sets out how the UK will improve the environment over a

Following on from its Airport Expansion Consultation One last year and the Airspace and Future Operations Consultation earlier this year, Heathrow have now announced the next stage of consultation on its expansion plans. On Tuesday 18 June 2019 Heathrow will launch the statutory Airport Expansion Consultation which will run for twelve and a half weeks