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What is BATJIC?
BATJIC (The Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council) is an annually agreed voluntary wages and payment scheme negotiated between the FMB and UNITE the Union.
Registration of the Building Control Profession
From April 2024 building control professionals need to register with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). Building control is an important profession in ensuring safety and quality of buildings. The assessment and registration process is extended from 6th April to 6th July to enable those who met criteria to continue to operate.
New 2024 edition of JCT contracts was launched
JCT has announced that the release of its 2024 Edition of Contracts
April is Stress Awareness Month: tackle stress in the workplace with five steps in five weeks
This April, Britain’s bosses are being invited to follow five simple steps to prevent and reduce stress in their workplace.
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Working Minds campaign has called on employers to support workers mental health during Stress Awareness Month.
The Construction Leadership Council supports the new regulated building control profession
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is championing and supporting the delivery of safe and high quality buildings for those who live and work in them.
The CLC welcomes the establishment of building control as a regulated profession, helping to create a unified profession working to a consistent set of standards.
Planning permissions for new homes continue to plummet
Number of new sites approved in 2023 lowest on record.
Positive signs on the horizon for small builders, says Federation of Master Builders
The 1.1% growth in construction is welcome news after the 0.9% fall in construction output in the three months to January 2024, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to newly released data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
We are supporting NO FALLS WEEK
No Falls Week will take place between 13 and 17 May 2024 and is organised by No Falls Foundation- UK based charity for the work at height sector. The mission of No Falls Week is to raise awareness about safe working at height and to prevent falls.
Glimmer of hope for 2024 despite continued decline in construction activity, says the FMB
S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction PMI data for December 2023 has once again shown a fall in UK construction output, however, with the latest figures indicating that the rate of decline is easing, there is renewed positivity that 2024 may see some improvement in conditions, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
A win marks the start of 2024 for IBB Polonia London VC
This was the second meeting of the year between Leeds and IBB Polonia London after the inaugral weekend of the Superleague ended with a 3-1 victory for Greg Niski and the team.
