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Annual and public holidays to the year 2006

This briefing gives guidance on the programme of public and annual holidays, which apply in England Wales and Scotland until the New Year 2006. The CIJC Workin…

Dismissal, disciplinary and grievance laws

The Construction Confederation has prepared the following guidance on the new rules on dismissal, disciplinary and grievance procedures, which came into effect…

Daywork and prime cost, building industry (applicable from 28 June 2004)

Example of calculation of standard hourly base rate (as defined in Section 3 of RICS/CC Definition of Prime Cost of Daywork carried out under a Building Contra…

CC Newsline, November 2004

PDF copy of the CC Newsline for November 2004

HBF weekly news summary, 26 November 2004

A weekly news summary this week by John Slaughter, the HBF's director of external affairs, covering all aspects of the housebuilding industry. Available to mem…

Home Information Packs

The Housing Act 2004 has just received Royal Assent. It includes the expected requirement for vendors to provide home information packs.

Hazardous waste

A new website deals with queries about hazardous waste.

Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004

This act has now received Royal Assent, although the implementation date is not yet known.

Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004

This act has now received Royal Assent, although the implementation date is not yet known.

Call for youngsters to help solve Britain's housing crisis

With Britain's housing supply crisis worsening, industry chiefs are calling on the nation's youth to help.