Polish workers to go on strike 20th of August
Polish workers are going on strike because they feel undervalued, the strike is to take place on the 20th August. The unofficial strike, which does not have the backing of any…
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Construction skills shortages intensify with no signs of slowing
A new report from the Recruitment and Employment federation and KPMG highlights the skills shortages in the construction industry with many firms being held back staffing problems. Engineering employees were…
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The umbrella con trick, taking your money
This post is about umbrella companies and how they work and how they take money of you, this is part of a campaign by UCAT to stop umbrella companies taking…
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REED hit by £153m bill for unpaid TAX
The employment agency Reed has lost a court battle appeal contesting £158 in unpaid tax. Reed employment agency has been fighting a long-running battle with HM Revenue & Customs over…
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Surprise growth in construction false self-employment
New figures obtained by construction union UCATT indicate that false self-employment and casualisation grew in the construction industry last year. A freedom of information request revealed that the number of…
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Workers hanging from their lives after lift fails
Two construction workers were left hanging on for their lives from an eighth floor ledge when a lift came away from the exterior of De Montfort University on Monday this…
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Holland crane collapse sees 20 injured
Two cranes employed to restore a bridge in the Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn have collapsed on to buildings. Amateur video shows the cranes trying to hoist a…
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Worker loses fingers on table saw
Stroud Magistrates Court heard that on the 22 September 2014 agency worker, Egidijus Norkus, 44, was instructed to use the table saw by his supervisor to cut tongue and grove…
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Heating engineers in court over asbestos
A Stockport heating engineering firm were sentenced after two of its engineers were exposed to asbestos while working at a Manchester school. Trafford Magistrates’ Court heard Flueclean were contracted to…
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Mango store refurb safety blunders, see firm fined in court
An international construction firm has been sentenced after admitting multiple safety issues at a Manchester site where it was carrying out a shop refurbishment. Betcat International Limited is based in…
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