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BATJIC agrees 2% pay increase The Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) has concluded the 2010/11 round...23/04/2010
HIPs suspendedThe duty to supply Home Information Packs (HIPs) when selling or renting a property has been...26/05/2010
Default retirement age to be abolishedThe Government plans to scrap the Default Retirement Age (DRA) from October 2011. After this,...03/08/2010
New Building Regulations - October 2010Building Regulations for England and Wales The new Approved Documents L, F and J which detail...03/08/2010
New green standards in Wales widened to cover all new homesFrom 1 September 2010 all planning applications for new homes in Wales will be expected  to...12/08/2010
VAT rate change to 20% in January 2011 The standard rate of VAT goes up to 20% on the 4th January 2011   Some customers will...30/09/2010
Cut the Carbon Campaign LaunchedCut the Carbon campaign launched to help SMEs prepare for industry-wide...20/10/2010
The standardised Pre-Qualification Questionnaire – Publicly Available Specification (PAS 91)Currently businesses may have to answer a different set of questions every time they bid for new...03/11/2010
Employers' rights in bad weatherEmployees are obliged to attend work in terms of their contracts of employment. This applies even...29/11/2010
Are employees entitled to an extra public holiday for the Royal Wedding?   It has been announced that the Royal Wedding on 29th April 2011 will be a public...26/01/2011