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Benefits of managing soil in the built environment
Environmental and economic advantages of managing soils effectively during your construction projects.
What is a construction soil management plan?
The importance of having a soil management plan in your construction projects for environmental protection.
How to separate waste at construction sites
How separating waste on construction sites can bring cost savings and reduce overall environmental impact.
Pressures on soil in the built environment
An overview of construction industry practices that have the potential to damage or restrict soil function.
Soil aftercare in construction
How to treat amenity grass, tree pits and planting beds after spreading in order to maximise soil function.
Uses for surplus construction topsoil
Suggested ways for your business to use excessive amounts of topsoil taken from your construction site.
Direct Earnings Attachments (DEA): making deductions from an employee's salary
The Department for Communities will write to you if you need to make DEA deductions for an employee.
Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) payment schedule
The supporting payment schedule for a DEA that must be completed and issued in order to ensure that the correct payment is allocated to the correct debtor account.
Using the UKCA marking
Find out if you need to use the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking on products you manufacture or handle.
CE marking
What is CE marking, why is it mandatory for certain regulated products, and how to place CE marking on your products.
Universal Credit
Employer guidance on Universal Credit - a payment for working-age people who are on a low income or are out of work.
Business rates: changes to your existing property or business
Property or business changes that might affect your rateable value and what to do if you think your rateable value is wrong.
Tips for creating an LGBTQIA+ inclusive workplace
Practical steps to help employers make lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and/or asexual (LGBTQIA+) staff feel included and respected in the workplace.
What is sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace?
How to identify different types of workplace sexual orientation discrimination and some examples of these.
LGBT staff: employer legal duties
The legal responsibilities to ensure that employers do not discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans staff.
Supporting trans staff
How employers can support trans employees by ensuring the unique challenges they face are minimised.
Employing and supporting LGBTQIA+ workers
How employers can develop an inclusive workplace environment and support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and/or asexual (LGBTQIA+) staff.
Advantages of employing and retaining older workers
Key benefits that employing and retaining older workers can bring to businesses.
Landlords’ responsibilities
Rules that landlords must follow when letting out property and their obligations to tenants.
Employment rights of older workers
How employers can meet the legal rights of older workers including retirement age, age discrimination, and caring for dependants including grandchildren and parents.