News & Thoughts
Covid-19 updates: Job Support Scheme, Fines for companies preventing workers from self-isolation
Working from Home In light of Boris Johnson’s announcement on 22 September, UK office workers have been encouraged to return to working from home, much
Five Minutes With Gail Hounslea, Chairman of the Ladder Association and Managing Director of Ladderstore
As part of the NAS’ Working at Height Week, we are grateful to have had the opportunity to spend (a virtual!) Five Minutes
The impact of a fall from height: Jason Anker’s story
In 1993 I had a fall from height whilst working on a roofing job, falling ten feet from an unsecured ladder. Only 24, I was
T-Levels have launched in England
Students at selected colleges and schools across England are beginning their two-year, post-GCSE courses, known as T-Levels, in Digital, Construction, or Education and Childcare this
Supporting the move towards zero cash retentions in construction
Cash retentions – the withholding of a percentage of payment on construction work until it is completed free of defects – is intended to provide
Update on CIJC Working Rule Agreement
*UPDATED 16 NOVEMBER 2020*: Earlier this year employers representatives on the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) agreed not to engage in pay negotiations for 2020/21
5 Minutes With Steve Booker, Managing Director and Senior Instructor at Kentec Training Ltd
This week we are spending Five Minutes With Steve Booker, the Managing Director and a Senior Instructor at Kentec Training Ltd. Kentec recently
Safeguarding apprentices – apprenticeship funding, guidance and webinars
Amid the current skills shortage, it is essential that the construction industry safeguards apprentices with formal apprenticeships. In the Retaining Talent in Construction Survey carried
Three more members welcomed into NAS community
The NAS community continues to grow as we have welcomed three more members recently. Find more details about each member below: Blakeney Leigh Ltd Blakeney
