COVID-19 Guidance and Advice

We clearly find ourselves in unprecedented times as an industry, with the situation changing rapidly in terms of information coming from Government about what individuals and businesses are being required to do to help get the situation under control.

We are following updates closely and will endeavour to signpost to relevant and current sources of information.

Some useful links:

Government advice for employers

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19

General Government Advice about Coronavirus

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Government support for businesses

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses

This includes information on VAT Referral and a Job retention scheme

Government Advice on Staying at Home

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

CITB Apprenticeship support Package

https://www.citb.co.uk/about-citb/news-events-and-blogs/uk/2020/03/citb-apprenticeship-support-package/

Covid-19 Construction Industry Briefing 23 March

https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/health-and-safety/covid-19-construction-briefing-23-march-23-03-2020

Construction industry survey - share your views

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/23MarCovidConstruction

The construction industry’s federations are in regular dialogue with representatives from the UK Government to discuss the impact of COVID-19. To support this work they need feedback from businesses as to how they are affected by the pandemic.

Please take five minutes to fill in this survey to ensure that this work is supported by the most up-to-date feedback from industry.

This has been prepared to support the industry’s leading trade and representative bodies: Association for Consultancy & Engineering, Build UK, Chartered Institute of Building, Civil Engineering Contractors Association, Construction Plant-hire Association, Construction Products Association, Electrical Contractors Association, Federation of Master Builders, and Institution of Civil Engineers; as part of their response to the Covid-19 pandemic. All individual responses will remain confidential.