Control of contractors

This webinar will cover supply chain risks and the potential impact to organisations, and our panel will offer tips on how to raise ESG standards in your supply chain.

The athletes’ village sits at the heart of every global sporting event. But building these temporary cities against the clock requires a robust OSH culture.

A contractor has been prosecuted for failing to ensure two of its workers were sufficiently rested to work and travel safely.

Companies need to be vigilant about possible labour exploitation in their supply chains and by contractors, both in the UK and overseas, and ensure they are behaving ethically.

Workers often recognise and correct their own errors before it is too late, research shows.

The land and property arm of the Greater London Authority (GLA) has been fined a quarter of a million pounds after a hoarding collapsed on to a passer-by in Catford in the south east of the capital.

The launch of the first phase of a new common pre-qualification assessment standard (CAS) could reduce inefficiencies in the construction sector by up to a £1bn a year. 

Case study

The engineer, who had to be freed from under the bundle, sustained fractures to both ankles and on his right leg.

The ruling on 5 December, which dismissed a judicial review brought by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), is a blow to gig economy campaigners seeking union recognition rights and workers' rights such as sickpay and paid holidays. The High Court upheld a previous judgment by labour law body the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) in November 2017, which had confirmed that the food courier's riders were self-employed.