New research project will explore how the pandemic has impacted the careers of young professionals

A father and son have been given suspended sentences following a prosecution by the Insolvency Service for abusing a covid recovery scheme.

Katharine Cary MCIOB talks about her work as Sir Robert McAlpine’s project manager for the Covid-19 memorial at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral.

Zoe Brooke, founder of the Save Construction Initiative, tells CIOB People why the industry needs an “inspirational and impactful” PR campaign to help tackle chronic skills shortages

The director of four construction companies overstated their turnover to falsely claim £200,000 in covid-19 financial support loans.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched a new survey examining the way in which covid-19 has impacted business practices in construction.

The Construction Leadership Council’s guidelines for operating construction sites during the pandemic are no longer current as of today (1 April).

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) updated its guidance on the use of face coverings in construction, following a change in rules from the government following the discovery of the Omicron covid-19 variant.

Some 40% of primary school classrooms do not have an adequate ventilation rate to combat the spread of covid-19, a study has found.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has conducted a total of 3,337 spot checks on construction sites since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and has so far made one prosecution, it has revealed.

Clients have given a “mixed” response to the construction industry’s efforts to keep working through the coronavirus pandemic under covid-secure measures, a new report has found.

A scaffolder’s bankruptcy restrictions have been extended for 10 years after securing a covid-19 relief loan he was not entitled to.

Price rises and materials shortages are causing disruption for construction firms throughout Northern Ireland. How is the industry responding?

Build UK has published new guidance for construction employers on developing and implementing a vaccination policy for staff.

A total of 129,600 construction workers remain on furlough – estimated to be around 10% of those eligible for the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

Guidance on how clients and construction firms can collaborate to avoid disputes related to the covid-19 pandemic under NEC4 contracts has been published.

Build UK and the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) have both called for rules relaxing requirements for covid-19 self-isolation for double-vaccinated workers to be accelerated to end the ‘pingdemic’ that is seeing thousands of workers forced to self-isolate.

The Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) covid-19 Site Operating Procedures and Branch Operating Procedures will no longer be current once the remaining coronavirus legal restrictions are lifted on 19 July.