Employment in your construction business

The pre-employment checks that you are required to make and those that are advisable to make before offering a job.

Employer responsibility to check a worker's right to work in the UK

The rules about working hours and how employers can best manage them.

Employer guidance on trade unions including their roles, legal rights, effects, and benefits.

Discover how using contractors and subcontractors for short-term work or specialised skills can benefit your business.

How to meet your business' basic health and safety responsibilities to protect your employees, customers and visitors and what the benefits are to you.

When you might need to provide protective kit for employees - from headgear and eye protection to footwear - to minimise the risk of workplace injury.

Complying with rules to reduce the risks of falls from height and of working in a confined enclosed space to protect yourself and your employees from injury.

Ways of reducing the chance of accidents to employees who work outside, both on your premises and elsewhere by spotting and reducing health and safety risks.

It's your responsibility to minimise risks from any kind of transport, from manual handling to heavy vehicles.