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Women Into Construction
Berkeley West Thames, West London College (WLC) and Women Into Construction (WIC) teamed up this summer to offer women an opportunity to kick start a career in construction by hosting a four week training programme at the West London Construction Academy (WLCA), located on Berkeley’s Southall Waterside development. The programme provided an insight into the vast career options available within...
SPV Training Hub
Roofing contractors SPV Group are taking its recruitment and training needs into its own hands by investing in a new training initiative at its premises in Walsall. Students have just enrolled at the company’s newly-built, dedicated training hub for up to 20 school leavers. Here young people are training to gain a 24-week Level 1 Introduction to Construction, with roofing-...
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) Construction Protocol
The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has recently released to some support tools to complement their Construction Protocol, an initiative supported by some of the leading names in the building industry, which aims to eradicate modern slavery and labour exploitation on building sites. Construction Protocol was initially launched in October 2017, and the new support resources include a presentation...
Multilingual Modern Slavery Campaign
With the construction sector employing a significant proportion of the global workforce, the industry has been identified as high risk for modern slavery practices. By identifying workers from outside of the UK as most at risk, we took it upon ourselves to ensure that they could identify themselves and seek help, should they be a victim. Understanding that English is...
Checking for Illegal Workers 
At the Dudley House site, Willmott Dixon has implemented new training on the issue of Modern Slavery. This is to ensure that the supply chain carries out the necessary checks to ensure that all areas of the supply chain have the legal ‘ok’ to be working on site. Willmott Dixon used Ppac to carry out authentication checks on behalf of...
WEP Cards
Keeping track of all operatives’ training and qualifications can be a challenging task. In order to tackle this, we have worked with one of our contractors to develop WEP cards and a site specific app. WEP (Working Enforcement Programme) cards are issued to all our operatives who complete the company’s Safety as Standard initiative, part of our comprehensive Workforce Engagement Programme. We...
Onsite Skills and Training Centre
At its Chelsea Barracks site project, Mace has implemented an onsite Skills and Training centre. This centre includes three CCTV monitored test booths to enable Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) training and exams to be taken by all workers, and is even available for other companies and site projects to use. Alongside CSCS training, the centre also provides on-site training...
Modern Slavery App and Awareness
To help raise awareness of Modern Slavery at Mace’s Hanover Square project, all Mace staff and sub-contractor supervisors have downloaded Unseen UK’s new mobile phone app which was launched on ‘World Day Against Trafficking’ (30th July 2018). The app aims to raise awareness of Modern Slavery and make reporting to the Helpline even easier. It provides a simple guide to...
Modern Slavery Awareness Cards
To help raise awareness of Modern Slavery issues on site, we have produced a pocket sized card to distribute to operatives and supervisors. This can be printed on water resistant card or laminated to help people spot potential victims of modern slavery. The reverse side provides details on what to do to report anything suspicious and links to further help...
HMP Elmley ‘Ready for The Gate’ programme to train young offenders in construction
The ‘Ready for The Gate’ programme run by Willmott Dixon Cobham LCO, offers young offenders the opportunity to gain their CSCS cards, while they’re still serving their sentence. From the Woodmansterne Secondary School site team, a number of Willmott Dixon personnel are directly involved. The feedback from charities, Re-offending and CXK, on the outcomes of delivered training up to August...
PPE jackets including CSCS cards and work permits
PPE is evolving rapidly in our industry to serve multiple purposes and now on our current site we are using Hi Viz vests which hold CSCS cards/ Site Passports which allow you onto the site through turnstiles. QR codes are also attached to the vests, which when scanned bring up current information on the wearer’s permits for works to be...
Anti-Slavery Day
Anti-Slavery Day was created by an act of Parliament in 2010. The day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of human trafficking and modern slavery and encourages Government, local authorities, companies and individuals to help address the problem. Modern slavery is a very real issue in the world today – the Home Office estimates there could be as many as...
Right to Work in the UK: Spot Checks
It is important to GRAHAM to ensure that illegal working and modern slavery issues are addressed in more than just contractual terms. Sub-contractors are contractually required to perform all checks to ensure that they are complying with the law and with GRAHAM policies and contracts but it is also good practice to reinforce the messages at project level. At the...
Asbestos Test at Induction
We are working in an existing hospital where asbestos has been identified. We are plumbing in the ceiling voids whilst the building remains live. Because we know asbestos is present, we have developed a unique asbestos test which is used in inductions. The test has been developed to ensure that operatives working in the building actually read and understand the...
Right to work training videos
Willmott Dixon, with funding from the Construction Industry Training Board, has produced two right to work training videos. This initiative was devised as a way to ensure the entire supply chain has an understanding of how to prevent illegal working. The first video is a general overview of the issue of illegal working, covering legislation and what businesses can do...
Raising Awareness of Illegal Working
The Considerate Constructors Scheme Spotlight on… illegal workers follow up article, coincides well with some work we have been doing at Ardmore to raise awareness of these issues. We have carried out training for all those who are responsible for checking Right to Work with a company called Safe, part of the NHS; This training specifically provided very useful guidance...
Fair Trade Ethical Paving
Westleigh’s Loughborough Development has taken material choice a step further by specifying products that are Fair Trade-endorsed and from ethical sources. This product shows commitment to helping the community in India where this product is sourced from. We aim to ensure all products are from ethical sources and our supplier is a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative. Using this...
Spotlight on… illegal workers follow-up article
In March 2017, the Scheme’s ‘Spotlight on…’ campaign focused on illegal workers in the construction industry and offered guidance on eliminating this practice. Developed in partnership with the Home Office, ‘Spotlight on… illegal workers’ provides an essential resource for registered sites, companies and suppliers to understand the issues surrounding illegal working and how to prevent this practice throughout the supply...
Modern Slavery Leaflet Campaign
Hutton Construction Ltd has a zero tolerance approach to modern slavery. Anyone can become a victim of modern slavery. However, victims of this crime are often people who are promised a job in the UK and then forced by traffickers to work as labourers or in factories for instance, for little or no money. Through threat, violence or coercion they...
Illegal workers and modern slavery
Heron Bros recognised the need to highlight the challenges the construction industry faces in relation to Illegal Workers and Human Trafficking. Heron Bros Modern Slavery Policy defines the processes in place to ensure their supply chain are conducting right to work checks and can also carry out similar spot checks. The construction company went one step further by implementing a...
Illegal Worker Checks
Illegal working is one of the biggest challenges facing the construction industry. There is a great deal of confusion surrounding the process of checking a prospective employee’s right to work, but it is essential that sites are aware that the correct processes are in place. Even if the main contractor is not legally responsible for ensuring right to work, as...
UK Modern Slavery Act e-learning
The UK’s Modern Slavery Act requires companies to demonstrate the actions being taken to ensure that modern slavery is not occurring within the supply chain. Every year they must produce a statement that quantifies the activities we have undertaken to help meet this objective. At Mace we have developed our policies in response to this legislation and begun taking positive...
Site and office competency cards
Sometimes, it’s difficult to demonstrate the competency of the workforce on site or in the office, as inductions, paper certificates, trade qualifications and in house training are not always recognised by a skills card. Therefore, the team at Heathrow needed a simple but effective and accessible way to record competency. The card will be carried by all staff on site...
Spotlight on… illegal workers
The Considerate Constructors Scheme aims to raise awareness of important issues within the industry amongst registered sites, companies and suppliers, using our ‘Spotlight on…’ campaigns. Through taking action to tackle the topics highlighted, everyone can play an important role in making a difference and ultimately improving the image of construction. ‘Spotlight on… illegal workers’ aims to raise awareness of the risks illegitimate...
Spotlight on… campaign posters
Spotlight on… posters have been designed for general display in and around site welfare facilities. The Scheme has developed a collection of A3 posters from the series of ‘Spotlight on…’ awareness campaigns. This resource has proven valuable for display on site and raising awareness amongst the workforce and visitors. To download a free electronic version, please click the links below.
Right to Work Checks on Site
It is crucial that each and every site ensures their workforce is legitimate, as illegal workers pose a grave risk to the construction industry as a whole. Not only can the presence of illegal workers pose a health and safety risk on site, but employing workers who are not eligible to work in the U.K. carries hefty penalties. The example...
CITB Anti-Slavery Programme
CITB’s new initiative is tackling modern day slavery in the construction industry. Funding will be used to help construction firms and the supply chain to identify illegal workers and trafficking activities through a series of ‘Right to Work’ training videos. According to the Home Office, 53 potential victims of trafficking into construction were referred to the authorities in 2013, but...
Employer’s guide to right to work checks
Illegal working often results in abusive and exploitative behaviour, the mistreatment of illegal migrant workers, tax evasion and poor housing conditions. It can also undercut legitimate businesses and have an adverse impact on the employment of people who are lawfully in the UK. Under section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (the 2006 Act), an employer may...
BRE Ethical Labour Sourcing Standard
Since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act, organisations legally affected (i.e. those with a turnover of more than £36m) have been seeking guidance and legal opinion on how best to respond. Whilst many companies have prepared and issued the required statements, many are not meeting the requirements and some have not really grasped the intent of the Act. No...
Sustainability Moments
Mace have been holding Sustainability Moments at the start of a meeting, as a great way to remind colleagues of the importance of sustainability whether you are on site or in an office. The meeting does not have to be sustainability related, and their use outside this subject is encouraged. The short introduction offers a moment to communicate and reflect...
