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30 June 2015

Latest Health & Safety Books from Construction Industry Publications

Construction Industry Publications (CIP) has published the latest update to its Construction Health and Safety Manual and released a number of revised publications following the introduction of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015). The important update to…

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16 June 2015

Appealing Against CIS Late-Filing Penalties

Following the changes to the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) in December 2014, companies will be able to use the new online HMRC Penalty Appeal Service (PAS) to appeal against CIS late-filing penalties from Monday 29 June 2015. The new service…

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7 June 2015

Support for Shortening the Cash Flow Cycle

Even though construction has picked up after the recession and many contractors are now recording improved margins, some are still experiencing cash flow issues which require financial support in order to tide them over until they receive payment. Ultimate Construction…

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7 June 2015

Construction Deaths Fall as Industry Recovers

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released provisional statistics showing that the number of construction fatalities dropped significantly last year, even though increased workloads meant there were more people working in the industry. Safer working conditions and improved practices…

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B&CE

5 June 2015

The People’s Pension Makes Auto-Enrolment Easy

Since the introduction of legislation in 2012 requiring employers to auto-enrol their staff into a workplace pension, over 5,000 employers have signed up to The People’s Pension from B&CE, which is designed to make the process as easy as possible.…

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