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Am I Required To Have A Music License If I Have A Radio In My Workshop?

Unfortunately, if you are playing music in a public place (and this includes workshops and reception areas) then you will be required to have both a PRS and a PPL license...

Statutory Payment Rates For 2011 Set To Rise, Tribunal Awards Limits Also Increasing

On 9 December 2010, Steve Webb, the Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions, announced the proposed rates of statutory benefits which are expected to apply from 11 April 2011. ... Read more »

Is Registration Under An Approved Installer Scheme Required To Install Fire Doors?

Our technical team has investigated the guidance documents for the Building Regulations, the British Standard Code of practice for fire door assemblies, The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order ... Read more »

QUESTION OF THE WEEK – I Have A Problem With Condensation Forming At The Edges Of Double Glazing. Is There A Fault With The Wind

BWF members such as yourselves frequently use our Member and Technical Helplines for assistance on a wide range of Employment, Health and Safety, Pay and Technical issues. We’re putting up ... Read more »

BWF JOIN IN No. 25 – 24th December 2010

Welcome to the last edition of Join In for 2010. This week we have a recap of 2010 and outline our ambitions for 2011, we explore the 'biggest change in employment law in 2011

ProSkills Reponds to Government on Higher Apprenticeships

Earlier this month, we spoke to some of our larger members regarding higher appenticeships, as ProSkills had approached us to respond to Government to see if there was a demand for such training. ... Read more »

Government Sets Out Vision For Building Regulations

Minister looks to making compliance more straightforward

QUESTION OF THE WEEK – What Should I Consider When Drawing Up A Company Vehicle Policy?

BWF members such as yourselves frequently use our Member and Technical Helplines for assistance on a wide range of Employment, Health and Safety, Contractual and Technical issues. ... Read more »

More thinking needed ahead of retirement age change

The CBI has called upon the government to clarify its thinking on the planned scrapping of the default retirement age in order to avoid the risk of extra tribunal claims. The ... Read more »

Construction Recovery Stalled Until 2013

Industry faces two years of "bumping along the bottom".