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CFA and Flooring Industry News
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CFA Welcomes a new member in Bristol
The CFA is pleased to welcome a new associate contractor members M2 Flooring Solutions Ltd of Bristol.26th May 2017
CFA welcomes a new member in Hartley Wintney
The CFA is pleased to welcome new Consultant (Specialist) member Leading Edge Management of Hartley Wintney
.26th May 2017
Tell us about your flooring installations - Survey reminder
Tell us about your flooring installations
Leading Edge Managment Consultancy Ltd, a flooring research company, have joined the CFA to assist in a study they are undertaking on several flooring products and installations.
We are keen for members to support this initiative as in return Leading Edge have agreed to share some top level sector related statistics that we can share with members and will help the CFA understand the main trends in the market.
We currently have minimal information in this respect and so this will assist us in giving credibility to the work of the CFA through umbrella organsiations such as Build UK, CPA and CITB in lobbying government.
A more comprehensive, detailed and products focussed version of the report will be made available to manufacturers to help them develop new products and services.
As such, if you get a telephone call from Leading Edge over the next month or so, we'd be grateful for your help in answering a few questions.
Alternatively, click through to this link now and answer the questions online.
As an added bonus, for every full response collected online, Leading Edge will donate £5 to the Children in Need charity.
17th May 2017
CFA welcomes a new member in Bromsgrove
The CFA is pleased to welcome new associate contractor member AP Flooring Solutions Ltd of Bromsgrove.8th May 2017
CFA welcomes new member in Dundee
The CFA is pleased to welcome new contractor member Westend Flooring Specialists Ltd of Dundee.12th April 2017
CFA welcomes new member
We are pleased to welcome new contractor member Jaycee Contracts Ltd of Kings Langley, Hertfordshire.Friday 24th March 2017
CFA welcomes 3 new members
We are pleased to welcome 3 new members as follows:
ACL Finishing Ltd of Hainault - Associate contractor
Midland Carpet TIle Recycling/MCT of Birmingham - Member-other
Pantera Carpentry Ltd of Dartford - Associate contractorThursday 23rd February 2017
CFA welcomes new member in Great Yarmouth
CFA is pleased to welcome new Contractor member Breydon Flooring Ltd of Great Yarmouth.Sunday 19th February 2017
Updated CIP Construction H&S Manual
Build UK members can claim a 30% discount on the CIP H&S Manual, which contains the latest industry guidance, by using the code BUILDUK.Monday 13th February 2017
Are You Ready for the CRO Card Withdrawal?
CSCS will no longer issue Construction Related Occupation (CRO) cards as of 31 March 2017 as the industry moves towards full qualification, a development which affects card requirements for site visitors who are not undertaking construction occupations.
For more information, visit Build UK Newsline.Monday 13th February 2017
CFA welcomes new member
We are pleased to welcome new Associate Contractor member Showpiece Flooring Ltd of Leeds, West Yorkshire.Tuesday 10th January 2017
Build UK Training Standard Updated
The latest version of the Build UK Training Standard, which outlines industry agreed requirements for all those working on construction sites, is available.
It now includes details of the five new CSCS partner schemes and a renewal period for health and safety training.Tuesday 10th January 2017
Ministerial Approval paves the way for New Floorlaying Apprenticeship
Alan Gayle of AG Flooring Ltd is delighted to inform CFA members that Ministerial Approval has been received to develop a new apprenticeship standard for the sector which will replace the existing floorcoverings apprenticeship.
The new apprenticeship is required after a Government review which recommended that new trailblazer apprenticeships should be developed by employers for every sector, to ensure that they meet the current and future needs of the industry.
Alan said "This really is fantastic news for companies who employ floorlayers or carpet fitters, also a great opportunity to be involved in reshaping our Industry for the future. As we can now commence the process of establishing our new employer group in order to agree the skills, knowledge and behaviours required for a Floorlaying Apprenticeship, along with the related training and assessment required to provide world class skills for the next generation of floorlayers"
The bid is supported by large and small companies who cover commercial and domestic activity and where appropriate, the employer group will have access to support from the CFA and CITB.
CFA CEO Richard Catt commented "This is an incredibly important piece of work for the industry and whilst it is employer led, I am clear that the support that the CFA are offering will prove vital in delivering a new standard that is fit for purpose. Ensuring that our sector has a quality apprenticeship, compliant with governments new guidelines, is not only important for the continued success of members' businesses but indeed the future of our sector. It is also important that we help to secure qualifications for young people, potential future business leaders, who choose flooring as a trade".Tuesday 3rd January 2017
If you would like to read the latest version of Guidance for Trailblazers it is available here or you can talk to Mick O'Flynn, CFA's training manager about apprenticeships on 0115 941 1126.
CFA welcomes new member
CFA is pleased to welcome new associate contractor member Ashlays Contract Flooring Ltd of Llandrindod Wells, Powys.Tuesday 22nd November 2016
New members for CFA
The CFA is pleased to welcome two new members. Kent Flooring UK Ltd of Rochester, Kent have joined as Contractor members and O Scarfe Flooring Ltd of Redbridge, Essex have joined as Associate Contractor members.Friday 18th November 2016
Entries Now Open for Construction News Awards 2017
Entries are now open for the Construction News Awards 2017, offering companies across the industry a superb opportunity to showcase the very best of what they do.Wednesday 16th November 2016
The Construction News Awards has 18 categories available to enter including the brand new International Project of the Year award. These prestigious awards, which this year are focused around the 'People, Pride and Passion' that make the event possible, are an ideal platform to demonstrate your achievement whether it involves excellence in health and safety or training, a new innovation or a project that you are particularly proud of.
The judging process is one of the most rigorous in the industry and the panel of over 60 judges includes some of the UK's top construction clients. All short-listed finalists will be invited to give a face-to-face presentation to demonstrate why their entry should win.
Entries are open until Friday 27 January 2017 and you can enter online via the Construction News Awards website.
CFA welcomes new member
CFA is pleased to welcome Kick-Start Publishing Ltd as a new member. Kick-Start (publishers of CFJ magazine) are based in Eridge, East Sussex have joined the CFA in the Member-Other category.Thursday 10th November 2016
Paul Morrell to advise major review of industrial training boards
Skills Minister Robert Halfon invites industry expert to advise major government review of the industrial training boards.Thursday 10th November 2016
Robert Halfon, the Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, has today (26 October 2016) announced that Paul Morrell, the former government construction advisor, has agreed to use his expertise in helping determine the future shape of industrial training boards.
The announcement follows the publication of a report by Mark Farmer for the Construction Leadership Council (published 17 Oct 2016) 'Modernise or Die'which posed a number of questions about the ability of the UK construction sector to maintain and expand capacity, and the effectiveness and future role for the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).
Paul Morrell OBE is an English chartered quantity surveyor, former senior partner of Davis Langdon, and from November 2009 to November 2012 the UK government's first Chief Construction Adviser. He led the UK Government, Innovation and Growth Team that produced 'Low Carbon Construction' (published in November 2010) and was also the instigator of the 'Government Construction Strategy' (published in May 2011) which championed collaboration and the use of information technology - notably building information modelling.
Robert Halfon, Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills said:
I am delighted Paul has agreed to lend his experience and advice to this important review. Paul is a highly respected figure both in the industry and in government and is known as a strong force for change and modernisation.
The government's ambitious infrastructure and housing plans require a step up in capability and capacity in the construction sector. Training boards can help deliver the skills we desperately need and I look forward to seeing some real recommendations from this review.
Notes for editors
The governments skills plan, launched this summer, announced major reforms to improve vocational education and establishing clear routes to skilled employment. The report also acknowledged that there were particular areas of priority within the economy that are reliant on certain key skills being available, and the government would take action to address those challenges.
The CITB, and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Boards (ECITB) are funded by the industries they serve, not government, by way of a statutory training levy. The levy proceeds are redistributed by the industrial training boards chiefly in the form of grants to subsidise training costs in the sector.
The introduction of the apprenticeship levy in April 2017 will impact on larger companies currently in scope of the levies operated by the industrial training boards. A key question for the review, and any subsequent levy order will be whether market failures in construction still require a separate levy and grant system and if so, how this can operate alongside the apprenticeship levy.
CSCS Releases SmartCard Promotional Videos
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has launched a video campaign to promote the use of SmartCard technology across construction sites in the UK.Thursday 10th November 2016
The campaign consists of four short animated videos which focus on the benefits behind the technology and the future of CSCS SmartCards. The microchipped cards, which were originally created to certify that individuals working on construction sites have the required training and qualifications for the type of work they carry out, have multiple functionalities which can contribute to ensuring high standards of on-site health and safety.
CSCS SmartCards have the potential to manage site inductions electronically, control construction site access, record individual training information and provide notifications when qualifications are due for renewal. The scope of the smart technology not only benefits the industry as a whole through its impact on achieving a fully-qualified workforce, but also has positive financial implications for individual contractors.
The promotional videos coincide with Build UK and the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA)'s CSCS SmartCard audit, which will take place across all Build UK and CECA member construction sites on 8 February 2017. The audit is designed to promote the value of SmartCard technology and drive increased industry uptake in line with the Construction 2025 target for the industry to adopt smart technology and solely recognise cards carrying the CSCS logo by 2020. It will also serve to highlight any expired and fraudulent cards that are in the system and allow contractors to take action where necessary.
If you have any questions on Build UK and CECA CSCS SmartCard audit, contact Build UK Health and Safety Manager Emma Bentley. For more information on CSCS SmartCards, view the Construction News website.
Government Publishes Further Details on Apprenticeship Levy
The Department for Education (DfE) has published further details of how the Apprenticeship Levy will operate and the associated system of apprenticeship funding for England.Thursday 10th November 2016
The announcement provides further clarity in addition to some welcome steps for employers, including:
• Apprenticeship levy payers will now have 24 months, rather than 18, to spend levy funds in their digital accounts before they expire
• A commitment to work with employer groups to design a system that enables firms to transfer funds from their digital accounts to their supply chains
• Additional funding to support the delivery of apprenticeships for 16-18 year olds.
The Government has committed to the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy from April 2017. Timescales remain tight and it is essential for the Government to work with business to achieve a suitable system and ensure a smooth transition. In particular:
• Concerns still remain over the proposed funding caps for construction apprenticeships, as in many cases the costs of delivery appear to have been underestimated
• Government must clearly communicate the new levy and funding arrangements in practical terms that allows employers to understand the end-to-end process for taking on and funding an apprentice
• While the Apprenticeship Levy covers the whole of the UK, the DfE proposals only cover apprenticeship funding in England. Employers need clarity on how the new funding arrangements will come together on a UK-wide basis.
Build UK will continue working with the DfE, CBI and other industry partners over the coming months to ensure an effective system.
Summary of Apprenticeship Levy and Funding System
Apprenticeship Levy
All employers in the UK with a pay bill over £3 million will be liable to pay the Apprenticeship Levy. The levy rate will be 0.5% of the pay bill, with payments made monthly to HMRC through the PAYE system.
Example - Calculating your Apprenticeship Levy
An employer with an annual pay bill of £5,000,000 will need to spend £10,000 on the levy:
• levy sum: 0.5% x £5,000,000 = £25,000
• subtracting levy allowance: £25,000 - £15,000* = £10,000 annual levy payment
*All employers will have an allowance of £15,000 to deduct from their levy liability.
N.B: The Apprenticeship Levy is separate from the CITB Levy. All in-scope employers with a wage bill of over £80,000 will still pay CITB levy.
Apprenticeship Funding System – England Only
Start date: The funding system will take effect from 1 May 2017 for all apprenticeships that begin after that date. Any apprenticeship which started before 1 May 2017 will be funded through to completion under the current rules.
What funding covers: The system will support employers to pay providers for the training and assessment of apprentices.
Funding bands: All apprenticeships (frameworks and new trailblazer standards) will be allocated to one of 15 funding bands. The upper limit of these bands range from £1,500 to £27,000 and represent the maximum the system will provide for each apprenticeship.
Paying for your apprenticeships:
• Employers who pay the Apprenticeship Levy will receive funding to a digital account on a monthly basis depending on the amount of levy they pay. The money in their digital accounts will be used to pay their chosen providers.
E.g. if an apprenticeship has an upper funding limit of £5,000, the employer will be able to transfer up to £5,000 to a provider from their digital account for that apprenticeship.
• For employers who do not pay the Apprenticeship Levy there will be a system of co-investment, with Government contributing 90% of the apprenticeship costs.
E.g. if an apprenticeship has an upper funding limit of £5,000, the Government will contribute £4,500.
Negotiating with providers: Employers will be responsible for negotiating a price with providers. Any employer that agrees a price which is above the funding limit for their chosen apprenticeship must bear all the additional costs.
E.g. if an apprenticeship has an upper funding limit of £5,000 and the employer agrees a price of £9,000, the employer must pay the additional £4,000 in full.
Additional funding for 16-18 year old apprentices:
The Government will make an additional payment to the provider equivalent to 20% of the maximum funding band for that framework. In addition, the Government will make a £1,000 payment to both the employer and provider when they train a 16-18 year old.
Payment Initiatives Make Progress
Central government is taking action to speed up payment throughout the supply chain on public sector contracts, while the Construction Supply Chain Payment Charter continues to gather pace.Thursday 10th November 2016
Over 400 central government departments and agencies have a commitment to pay at least 80% of undisputed invoices within 5 days, with the remainder paid within 30 days. The majority of central government departments exceed this commitment, with performance against the target published every three months.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 extend this commitment to the supply chain, mandating that 30-day payment terms are implemented down the supply chain on public sector contracts.
It has long been recognised that construction has a payment problem and the Construction Supply Chain Payment Charter sets the benchmark for best payment practice within the industry. Construction companies are increasingly signing up to demonstrate their commitment to prompt and fair payment and Build UK Member signatories, including Mace, Osborne and Skanska, can be found on the Build UK website.
The new Duty to Report legislation comes into effect from April 2017 with large companies required to publish their payment performance every six months. Confirmation of the exact requirements are anticipated next month, with full guidance expected in January. Build UK will be working with members to interpret the legislation for construction so that those members classified as 'large' report on the same terms.
The commitment shown in the public sector coupled with the Construction Supply Chain Payment Charter and Duty to Report provides a powerful set of vehicles for tackling the industry's payment challenges.
CFA welcomes two more new members
CFA is pleased to welcome new contractor member Morris and Spottiswood Ltd of Glasgow and new associate contractor member 360 Degree Flooring Ltd of Dumfries.Wednesday 26th October 2016
Tax Guidance for Build UK Members - October
Members of Build UK can access the Construction Industry Joint Taxation Committee's (JTC) monthly tax guidance newsletter as a key benefit of Build UK membership.Wednesday 26th October 2016
Members often register the difficulties they face in complying with changes to taxation rules and regulations, and can now access the JTC newsletter which will be publicised monthly on Newsline and includes guidance on challenging issues and direct responses to taxation queries.
The October edition includes advice on:
• HMRC's 'Making Tax Digital' proposals for digital reporting of accounts and tax returns
• Pay rolling employees' taxable benefits
• New advisory fuel rates for company car drivers, which apply from 1 October 2016.
The full newsletter is available to view on the Build UK website.
National Infrastructure Commission - Call for Ideas
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, together with the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), has launched a call for ideas for the NIC's future studies.Wednesday 26th October 2016
The NIC provides impartial advice to the Government on infrastructure and sets out the UK's future major infrastructure requirements. This year the NIC has completed studies and provided Government with advice on High Speed North and energy and, to ensure that future studies are conducted in areas which represent the country's most critical infrastructure challenges, a call for ideas has been launched.
The NIC's objectives are to:
• foster long-term and sustainable economic growth across all regions of the UK
• improve the UK's international competitiveness
• improve the quality of life for those living in the UK.
The NIC examines economic infrastructure, which concerns transport, energy, water, waste, digital and flood risk management. It does not include the built environment of houses, schools, hospitals or commercial property, which are out of scope, although it does consider the implications of its recommendations for these sectors.
The initiative is open to everyone and ideas that meet the following criteria would be particularly welcomed from infrastructure experts, operators, business representative groups and investors:
1. Does the suggestion deal with a nationally significant issue?
2. Does the suggestion need to be considered now?
3. Does the study deal with a challenging issue?
4. Would any potential recommendations be realistic in terms of cost?
5. Would the NIC add value by considering this issue?
The deadline for responses is Wednesday 2 November 2016. To submit an idea, please complete the Response Form and return it to email@example.com.
For more information on the NIC's objectives and the call for ideas, visit the Government website.
Farmer Review Says Construction Industry Must 'Modernise or Die'
The Government-commissioned Farmer Review into UK construction has concluded that fundamental change and modernisation is required in order to address long standing issues and ensure the future of the industry.Wednesday 26th October 2016
The Farmer Review of the UK Construction Labour Model, which was commissioned by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and led by Cast Chief Executive Mark Farmer, provides 10 recommendations to change the way in which the industry operates and address those problems that it feels threaten the future of construction.
The conclusions of the review, which references a lack of collaboration and dysfunctional training funding and delivery models as areas in need of improvement, echo Build UK's assessment of the industry's skills agenda, which has long been an area of key importance for the organisation and one that it has already taken steps to address.
Build UK Chief Executive Suzannah Nichol MBE delivered the 'Skills Hack' at the 2016 Construction News Summit, which resulted in an industry commitment to reform the skills system. The workshop concluded that a joined up approach is essential to addressing construction's skills challenges, with industry representatives agreeing that changing mind-sets towards the CITB levy, implementing an in industry-wide recruitment strategy and increasing the value of apprenticeships and vocational training should represent the three key priority areas for change. Based on these priority areas, Build UK committed to working with industry bodies and employers to draft the strategies necessary to deliver such outcomes.
On the Farmer Review, Suzannah Nichol MBE said:
"The drivers for the industry to change have never been stronger, with Mark's review framed around low margins, pressures on skills and a traditional sector competing in a digital age for talent. However I do think that the clear path outlined offers the opportunity for the whole supply chain to come together and face the challenges head on. We all need to up our game if we are to deliver the infrastructure and built assets Britain needs and Build UK is prepared to play an active role in leading change across the industry."
The full report is available to read on the Build UK website. To find out more about the outcomes of the Construction News Skills Hack, view Suzannah Nichol MBE's expert opinion piece in today's (17 Oct) Construction News.
Industry Agrees to Reform Skills System at Construction News Summit
Industry has committed to implement industry wide strategies on recruitment, apprenticeships and training to create a skills system fit for the future.Wednesday 26th October 2016
Build UK Chief Executive Suzannah Nichol MBE delivered the results of the Construction News Summit Skills Hack, which brought together 40 industry representatives to agree solutions to tackling the industry's skills challenges.
Construction firms were encouraged to alter their mind-sets with regard to the CITB levy, and accept that the levy should be strategically deployed to deliver training and skills for the whole industry.
The second outcome of the Skills Hack was agreement for Build UK to develop an industry-wide recruitment strategy which brings together current initiatives to inspire people to join the industry.
Increasing the value of apprenticeships and vocational training was also deemed a key area, which if addressed could help tackle construction's skills challenges and contribute to filling the 46,000 jobs the industry is anticipated to create in the next five years.
Based on these priority areas, Build UK committed to working with industry bodies and employers to draft:
• an industry-wide training and qualifications plan to support the delivery of the skills that are required
• an industry recruitment and retention strategy to pull together best practice and enable employers to collaborate on initiatives
• an industry apprenticeship strategy to make people's journeys through training and qualification easier.
Addressing the Summit, Suzannah Nichol MBE said:
"If we want to change the system, we ourselves have to change. If we are prepared to do that we will become an industry of first choice to work in, and together we can all win."
To find out more about the Summit, which took place on 11-12 October 2016, view the Construction News website.
Build UK Launches Site Induction Guidance
Build UK continues its commitment to health and safety with the launch of new industry guidance on conducting construction site inductions.Wednesday 26th October 2016
The Site Specific Health and Safety Induction Guidance, which has been drafted in consultation with, and the full support of, Build UK members is designed to encourage best practice and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the on-site induction process.
Site inductions are delivered daily across the UK with the objective of briefing workforces on the health, safety and environmental aspects relating to the construction project they are about to work on, with Build UK's guidance providing a breakdown of what an effective induction should include. By reinforcing the purpose of site inductions and the importance of ensuring that all operatives working on-site are aware of the project's ongoing activities, specific site rules and hazards and risks, the guidance provides a consistent approach which is designed to improve health and safety standards across UK construction sites.
The new guidance, which comes at a time of great activity for Build UK following the Safety Helmet Colours Standard and the news that Highways England will adopt the initiative from 2017, further emphasises the positive impact Build UK continues to have on the industry's health and safety agenda.
Build UK Chief Executive Suzannah Nichol MBE said:
"Site inductions play a vital role in the running of safe and healthy construction projects. By establishing a clear and consistent way of delivering essential information Build UK aims to improve on-site communication and ensure that every induction is both informative and worthwhile for everyone."
Highways England Adopt Build UK Safety Helmet Colours Standard
Build UK continues to positively impact best practice in the industry with the announcement that Highways England will adopt its Safety Helmet Colours Standard from 2017.Friday 7th October 2016
Highways England's construction and maintenance contractors will implement the colour-coded safety helmet system next year, a development which will help to ensure consistent health and safety standards across UK construction sites.
The Build UK Safety Helmet Colours Standard, which coincided with the release of its Training Standard, was drafted in consultation with, and the full support of, Build UK members to develop best practice and ensure the effective delivery of construction projects. Using simple colour coding to identify on-site personnel, the Standard provides a clear and consistent approach to improve communication and safety across UK construction projects.
Its launch highlighted Build UK's commitment to improving on-site health and safety, while news that Highways England will adopt the Standard exhibits not only Build UK's reach, but the willingness of the industry to present a joined up approach. The development of the Standard and its implementation by the wider industry represents a success for Build UK's collective voice and highlights the positive results that can that can be achieved through a collaborative way of working.
Philip Farrar, Highways England Major Projects Delivery Hub Health and Safety Lead, said:
"Health, safety and wellbeing is a key imperative for Highways England and adopting the Build UK Safety Helmet Colours Standard supports the objectives of our 5-year health and safety plan. This is a great example of working collaboratively with our delivery partners and the wider construction industry to achieve consistent standards."
Build UK Chief Executive Suzannah Nichol MBE said:
"We are delighted that our Safety Helmet Colours Standard, which aims to provide clear and practical help for everyone working on-site, is being taken on and implemented by the wider industry as best practice. Health and safety is a priority for Build UK and we will continue to bring the construction supply chain together to discuss the issues that matter to our industry and ensure that Build UK, as the voice of the industry, leads positive and meaningful change".
For more information about Highways England adopting the Build UK Safety Helmet Colours Standard visit the Construction Enquirer website. The Highways England Safety Helmet Colours guidance document is available on the Government website.
New Free Childcare Entitlement
The Government's free childcare initiative which entitles eligible working parents to up to 30 hours of free childcare will be available throughout England from September 2017.Friday 7th October 2016
The free childcare allocation will be offered in some local authority areas from September 2016 as part of a pilot programme before full rollout in 2017.
All children in England aged three or four are currently entitled to 15 hours free childcare, with some two-year-old children also entitled to the free 15 hour allocation.
An additional 15 hours of free childcare will be available for eligible working parents of three and four-year-olds. This will mean a total of 30 hours free childcare for eligible families. Eligibility will be based on parental income rather than the number of hours worked each week:
• The additional 15 hours of free childcare will be available to families where both parents are working, or the sole parent is working in a single parent family.
• Each parent must earn the equivalent of 16 hours a week at national minimum wage (NMW) or national living wage (NLW), and neither parent must earn more than £100k per year.
• In a household where at least one parent earns £100k per year or more, that family will not be eligible to take up the additional hours of free childcare.
In the majority of circumstances, families where one parent does not work, or neither parent works, will not be eligible for these additional hours. However, families where one parent is receiving benefits relating to caring responsibilities or a disability will be eligible.
Further information on the additional entitlement will be released in due course. For further information on free childcare availability in England, visit the Government website. Build UK members can call the Croner Employment Helpline for more information free on 0844 249 9873.
Holiday Dates 2017
The Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) has announced the 2017 programme of public and annual holidays for England, Wales and Scotland.
The programme details annual holiday entitlement under the CIJC Working Rule Agreement until New Year 2018, and features the following changes to the previous year:
• From January 2017 the annual industry holiday entitlement will increase to 22 days, plus eight days of bank holidays (30 days in total)
• The holiday year will now run from 1 January to 31 December
• Easter (spring) and summer holidays are no longer classed as separate categories, and are instead grouped under the category 'Other Holidays'.
The holiday dates for 2017 in England, Wales and Scotland will be as follows:
- New Year's Day - Monday 2 January
- Good Friday Friday - 14 April
- Easter Monday - Monday 17 April
- May Bank Holiday Monday - 1 May
- Spring Bank Holiday (England and Wales only) - Monday 29 May
- Friday Immediately preceding the Annual Local Trades Holiday (Scotland only) - As fixed by local authority
- Summer Bank Holiday (England and Wales only) - Monday 28 August
- Friday and Monday at the Autumn Holiday (Scotland only) - As fixed by the local authority
- Christmas Day - Monday 25 December
- Boxing Day - Tuesday 26 December
- New Year's Day 2018 - Monday 1 January 2018
Friday 7th October 2016
For further information on annual holiday entitlement under the CIJC Working Rule Agreement, see Annual Holidays 2017.


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Finsler geometry generalizes Riemannian geometry in the same sense that Banach spaces generalize Hilbert spaces. This book presents an expository account of seven important topics in Riemann-Finsler geometry, ones which have recently undergone significant development but have not had a detailed pedagogical treatment elsewhere. The contributors consider issues related to volume, geodesics, curvature, complex differential geometry, and parametrized jet bundles, and include a variety of instructive examples.
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Even After Irene, Halloween Tradition Continues In Waterbury
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(McCrea) For as long as anyone can remember, Randall Street has been the place to go trick or treating. It's in the heart of Waterbury village, tucked behind Main Street, where century-old homes sit close to the road - and to each other - a true, small-town neighborhood.
And on Halloween, Randall Street is closed off to vehicles, making it ideal for families with young children.
But back in August, when Irene hit, every house in the neighborhood suffered significant damage. Waterbury Fire Chief Gary Dillon says hardly anyone is actually living on the street right now.
(Dillon) "And the question this year was: After the flood, would people turn out, and would people want to go to Randall Street? And apparently the residents on Randall Street have said, 'We're open.'"
(McCrea) One of those residents is Jeremy Ayers, who's been living with relatives while he rebuilds.
(Ayers) "There's always been a lot of Trick or Treaters on the street - hundreds and hundreds and hundreds, so the neighborhood was making a resolute statement that we would be open for Halloween, even if only 10 percent of the street is living here at the moment."
(McCrea) Ayers says members of his family have owned this house on the corner of Randall Street for more than 100 years, and they've been part of the Halloween tradition for generations.
(Ayers) "My grandmother used to make popcorn balls for the neighborhood back when - before the age of packaged candy, when it was still safe to give out homemade candy."
(McCrea) Ayers sits on the door stoop with his wife Georgia and baby Fletcher, giving out candy. His house is like others on the street - more of a construction zone than a home. In between trick or treaters, he recalls the day of the flood.
(Ayers) "We left in chest deep water with the baby on my wife's shoulders, and we live here in this house with my 94-year-old grandfather and helping him out, we all left with water up to our chest. It went from ankle high to chest high in an hour and a half, and we were really caught off guard by it."
(McCrea) Around the corner, Roger Clapp has also come back to his house for the evening.
(Clapp) "Yes, we had to do it - this is what Randall Street is all about - Halloween - and we had to show our thanks to the community because the community did such a great job helping us out. I had about 10 people here every day, right after the flood, and they were mucking us out in the basement, tearing out sheet rock, and just tremendous outpouring of community here on Randall Street."
(McCrea) Clapp says he hopes to move back in in about a month. All along the street, houses are in various stages of repair. For this one night, though, residents are all together in enjoying a little part of the old neighborhood.
For Fire Chief Gary Dillon, the message is clear. Waterbury, he says, is starting to dig its way back out.
(Dillon) Literally. Gonna be a long way to go, but small steps make a difference."
(McCrea) For VPR News, I'm Lynne McCrea.


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Sam Allardyce has mentioned a few times that the team with the most shutouts during a season is usually the team that wins the Premiership.
You can never accuse Newcastle, in the last several years, of having a decent defense and we don't get too many shutouts as a result.
But this year Sam has already challenged the team that he wants 10 shutouts in the league. Obviously being able to defend is vitally important, especially when you go 1-0 up and even more so when it's away from home.
Just look how many 1-0 wins Chelsea had in their Premiership winning seasons, and only recently Manchester United won 6 games on the trot – winning each game 1-0.
Sam Allardyce – we need much tighter defense
Big Sam says that it's his job to make Newcastle a much harder outfit to break down, especially away from St.James' Park. Sam told nufc.co.uk today:
"We are still conceding too many goals, especially away from home," "That's my main area of concern. We have not kept a single clean sheet away from home.â€
"It did not matter at Bolton on the opening day because we scored three goals and won the game but we can't afford to keep doing that.â€
"The Man City game was the perfect example. We could not hold on to draw, even though we went a goal up. We have to play a bit tighter when we are a goal up.â€
"It's been a problem for Newcastle teams in the past. It's something we have to get right if we are going to be successful."
We shouldn't have conceded 2 goals in the last game with Everton. A 3-1 win would have been much better. But was a bit of a howler from Shay Given that he managed to turn the ball into his own net right at the death, when the ball was drifting wide. That also points out the poor communication in the defense, but they're all new players across the back four, so that will take a little time, to be fair.
We've had just 3 clean sheets in our first 10 games with 2 of those in the league. But we've conceded in every one of our last 5 games, so a win and a clean sheet would be very welcome against Tottenham next Monday night. Then we face Reading away, on the following Saturday. Reading don't exactly have the best attack in the league, though they are a very tough team to play. Maybe we can squeeze a clean sheet in that game too, and at least a point.
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UK Hoops Offering Doubleheader Deal on Friday
Nov. 21, 2012
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 9/8 University of Kentucky women's basketball team is offering a special doubleheader deal when they play host to Morehead State Friday, Nov. 23 in the second annual "Terry Hall Memorial Classic" at 4 p.m. ET in Memorial Coliseum. Any fan with a ticket to the men's basketball game in Rupp Arena set for 7 p.m. ET vs. Long Island-Brooklyn will receive free admission to the UK Hoops game.
Kentucky introduced the "Terry Hall Memorial Classic" last season to honor Terry Hall, the all-time winningest coach in UK Hoops history.
Hall coached the Cats to seven consecutive winning seasons from 1980-87, charting a 138-66 overall record (67.7%). She owns the most wins and the best winning percentage of any coach to guide the program. She started with a 25-6 record in 1980-81 and a trip to the second round of the AIAW national tournament before falling by one point to Maryland. The NCAA welcomed women's basketball into its ranks the following year, and that historical season ended with the Cats falling to eventual national champion Louisiana Tech in the Midwest Regional finals on the Lady Techsters' home floor. After the Cats failed to make the NCAA tournament in 1986-87, Hall left coaching for the business sector. But three years later, she accepted the head coaching job at Wright State University, where she coached for seven years before succumbing to cancer in 1997.
Single-game reserved tickets are also available at a cost of $9 for all ages. General admission tickets for adults are $8, while single-game general admission tickets for seniors and children (ages 6-18, 65 and over) are only $5. Children ages five and under are admitted free in the general admission seating area.
Fans wishing to attend the UK Hoops game may enter Memorial Coliseum one hour prior to tip-off.
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Two new ornithurine birds from the Early Cretaceous of western Liaoning, China
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We describe two new ornithurine birds from the Early Cretaceous Jiufotang Formation of western Liaoning, northeast China:Yanornis martini gen. et sp. nov. andYixianornis grabaui gen. et sp. nov. They represent the best fossil record of ornithurine birds known from the Early Cretaceous. They are more advanced than the most primitive ornithurineLiaoningornis, and are more similar to the other two Chinese Early Cretaceous ornithurinesChaoyangia andSonglingornis. Compared withConfuciusornis, Liaoxiornis andEoenantiornis from the same age, the two new birds show remarkable advanced characteristics and suggest the presence of powerful flight capability like modern birds. Compared withYixianornis andChaoyangia, Yanornis is larger, with a more elongated skull and relatively long wings. The new discoveries indicate that by the Early Cretaceous both enantiornithine and ornithurine birds had already radiated significantly. The flight structures ofYanornis andYixianornis are hardly distinguishable from those of modern birds; however, both retain a few primitive traits such as teeth on the jaws, wing claws and pubic symphysis, which exclude them from being the most recent ancestor of all extant birds.


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Peter! I just watched 300: Rise of an Empire last Sunday and I thought, "Peter should make his own version of the movie". at least a photo shoot =)
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I find it hard to believe but this is yet another new release for me – and in a way, one that is very special to my heart. I hadn't planned on writing a contemporary romance as I love getting lost in my twisted thrillers and romantic suspense. Maybe it was coming off of writing lighter books as in my Broken Protocols series or maybe I just couldn't stop thinking about a woman so full of pain, so full of hope and so ready to make change happen in her life – that I just couldn't resist.
This is a story of healing. A story of rising above and going the distance to do what needs to be done. It might make you laugh, it might make you cringe. It might even make you cry – as you smile through the tears. What it will do for sure – is make you feel.
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Two people are forced by circumstances into a therapy class to help them deal with their problems. They are strangers. Forced to be partners. Naturally opposites.
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Tania's medium of expression – her camera.
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Looking through the lens of a camera, she learns to find beauty and compassion…and the strength to find wholeness…with him.


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ALTOONA — The Altoona boys' and girls' swim teams each topped Marion Center in high school swimming action on Wednesday.
The Altoona boys won 94-47, while its girls' team claimed a 95-63 win.
For the Marion Center boys, Adam Gordish lowered his District 6 qualifying time in the 100 backstroke (1 minute, 1.17 seconds), and he also won the 200 individual medley (2:17.85). The boys' 400 freestyle relay team, consisting of Richard Ankney, Zane Bennett, Mitchell Gordish and Adam Gordish, also took first place, in 4:20.71.
On the girls' side, Kimberly Donaldson posted a new District 6 qualifying time in the 200 individual medley (2:37.23) and also won the 100 breaststroke (1:23.94). Also winning events for the Stingrays were Brittany Gaston, in the 200 freestyle (2:25.60); Morgan Tonkin, in the 100 backstroke (1:17.07); and the 200 medley relay team, consisting of Robin Schultz, Donaldson, Tonkin and Gaston (2:18.67).
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Amos Lee Braves the 'Cold' for Buddy Zac Brown
Last week at the CMA Music Festival's Thursday night LP Field show, the Zac Brown Band got a little help from their friends, including Randy Travis, Alan Jackson and Amos Lee, whom Zac declared to be "one of my favorite voices." Amos joined the group to perform their No. 1 hit, 'Colder Weather.'
"It was awesome. I'm not into cold weather, I like warm weather," Amos joked with The Boot. "I had a girlfriend who lived in Colorado; it is very cold. [laughs] I played that song with them one other time at the CMT Artist of the Year special, so I knew it pretty well. We only had to rehearse it twice."
We have the Peach State to thank for this collaboration. "I'd been playing in Atlanta for a while, and they had come to a couple of the shows at the Variety Playhouse down there," Amos recalls. "I met one of his band members at this after hours club after one of the shows. Then, I met Zac through music. He was doing the CMT Artist of the Year thing and asked me to sing that song with them. I obliged and felt good about it. I really like the song and really love what Zac and his band and his whole crew of folks are doing. I support them fully."
However, their friendship will have to stick to the stage for now. "We're so busy! It's hard to hang out when everybody is running around," Amos admits. "We're both trying to get out there on the road as much as we can. I'm sure if we had time we'd definitely kick it."
The 'Southern Girl' singer enjoyed his performance at Music Fest, but he also got a kick out of the ZBB's other collaborations. "I'm a huge Randy Travis fan. I love 'Too Gone Too Long' a lot, and I like 'Forever and Ever, Amen,' too. I like a lot of his songs. I've met him before once, and the CMA performance was pretty crazy, so I was just chilling, letting him do his thing. He's super nice. He was one of the first country artists that I ever listened to when I was younger."
Granted, Amos would've liked to have his own four-day pass to the festival. "I'd like to see everybody," he admits. "I was happy to be able to catch Zac's set, since he's a friend of mine. I really find that a lot of the bands who play there are super tight and have incredible production. My band isn't really either of those things [laughs], so I feel like I can learn groups who are operating on a larger scale because their production is so intense."
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Sun Life swings to third-quarter profit on investment results
TORONTO (Reuters) - Sun Life Financial (SLF.TO: Quote) swung back to a third-quarter profit due to better results from the insurer's investments, it said on Wednesday.
Sun Life, Canada's No. 3 life insurer, earned a net C$383 million ($384.63 million), or 64 Canadian cents a share, in the third quarter ended Sept 30.
That compared to a year-earlier loss of C$621 million, or C$1.07 a share, a year earlier, when the company's results were derailed by the impact of weak markets.
On an operating basis, the company earned 68 Canadian cents a share.
Analysts had expected a profit of 63 Canadian cents a share on an operating basis, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Stronger stock markets added C$89 million to the company's bottom line during the quarter it said, although bond yield movements cut profit to the tune of C$64 million.
Under Canadian accounting rules, insurers must use profits to bulk up reserves to ensure expected returns from their stock and bond portfolios match policy obligations.
Sun Life said it expects net income for the 2013 to 2015 period to be reduced by up to C$500 million if low bond rates persist.
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Targeting budget conscious users are the nForce 650i SLI and 650i Ultra. These chipset are not officially rated to run at 1333 MHz front-side bus, though NVIDIA claims the chipsets can clock beyond official specifications with overclocking. Unlike the nForce 680i SLI, the 650i SLI only supports two PCI Express x16 slots in dual eight lane configurations. These two chipsets are identical with the nForce 650i SLI endowed with SLI support while the 650i Ultra only supports single-graphics card configurations.
The nForce 650i SLI and 650i Ultra have dual-channel DDR2 memory controllers, though there's no official support for DDR2-1200 or SLI-Ready memory with Enhanced Performance Profiles. It is unknown if motherboard manufacturers will be able to expose the same memory dividers as the ones available on nForce 680i SLI motherboards.
Storage features have been stripped on the nForce 650i SLI and 650i Ultra as well. Instead of the six SATA 3 Gb/s ports found on the nForce 680i SLI, the 650i SLI and 650i Ultra are limited to four SATA 3 Gb/s ports. Nevertheless, NVIDIA's MediaShield storage technology is still available with support for RAID 0, 1, 0+1 and 5 configurations.
Networking features are also crippled with the nForce 650i SLI and 650i Ultra. Although native Gigabit Ethernet and FirstPacket are supported with the nForce 650i SLI and 650i Ultra, the DualNet and TCP/IP acceleration features are unavailable. As with the nForce 680i SLI, high definition audio technology is supported too.
All nForce 600 series motherboards will support NVIDIA's nTune utility that allows system tweaking within Windows. The utility allows CPU and memory adjustments in Windows without the need to restart.
NVIDIA is expected to launch in early November with immediate motherboard availability. Expect pricing on nForce 680i SLI motherboards to be north of $200 while nForce 650i SLI and 650i Ultra will fill in the below-$150 price points.
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The RMT's leader, Bob Crow, called for "immediate steps" to replace all level crossings with bridges or underpasses on high-speed lines, together with a feasibility study on their eradication from the rail network.
Mr Crow brushed aside questions of cost, saying: "If there was a train operating company's managing director on that train last night, I think they would want the money to be spent."
The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) accepts that level crossings are the biggest safety hazard on the network. An average of 11 people are killed annually in collisions at crossings. But most years, nearly all are road users and about half are suicides.
Before Saturday's crash, the last rail passengers to be killed by a collision at a level crossing were nine people who died when a train hit a van at Lockington, Yorkshire, in 1986.
The RSSB's director of policy, Aidan Nelson, said: "If you take an idealistic and simplistic view, the best level crossing is a closed level crossing."
However, he said bridges or tunnels typically cost well over £1m each to build, a figure well outside the industry's cost-benefit benchmark of spending £1.3m to save each life: "It would be grossly disproportionate on present measures."
There are 1,693 "active" crossings on the network with barriers or warning signs, together with 6,300 private roads, farm crossings and footpaths. The number has been falling in recent years - Network Rail has closed 178 in the last two years.
Rail bosses are obliged to carry out constant risk assessments of the type of level crossing at each location. Network Rail recently reintroduced a £13m fund to compensate farmers when crossings are closed on rural land, which was scrapped under Railtrack's cost-cutting regime.
Saturday's accident near the Berkshire village of Ufton Nervet was at a crossing with a barrier stretching halfway across the road - designed to allow a car to escape if it gets trapped on the track when the gates come down.
There are 470 such crossings in Britain and Network Rail has been considering installing raised ridges known as "median strips" across the middle of roads running up to gates, in order to deter drivers from zig-zagging across while the barriers are coming down.
Investigators revealed yesterday that an off-duty policeman spotted the car driven on to the line and tried frantically to warn Network Rail's signal box on an emergency phone.
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The train involved in the accident was a 30-year-old intercity 125 of a model which the government is under pressure to replace with a new generation of high-speed trains costing £15m apiece.
Rolling stock experts expressed surprise at the ease with which the carriages toppled and suggested that a set of points alongside the crossing may have been damaged by the impact, causing middle coaches to veer off at a different direction.
Roger Ford, technical editor of Modern Railways, said it was a mark five inter-city train with a good safety record: "These coaches are an absolutely brilliant piece of design. They're made as a very rigid, strong tube to protect the passengers."
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The accident was a blow to the rail industry which had been growing in confidence about its safety record; last year, not a single passenger died in a train accident.
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Rob is horrified to find that the wheels have been removed from his car. After Rob complains, Kenton has a visit from PC Burns. Kenton insists it was a joke, as retaliation for the stag night prank. Unimpressed PC Burns insists that the wheels are returned before seeing if Rob wants to take things further.
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As a tech-minded individual, you appreciate a solid hands-on experience with any device before you purchase it. You storm your local electronics haunt and play with display models for hours on end before making a decision. But you're still here reading because you want the deets up front from a reliable (thank you) source. With this in mind, we must first explain that no matter how many of the glorious specifications, design and interface highlights and general accolades we spout over the next page, we simply won't be able to scratch the surface (huzzah!) of the technological nerdery that makes up Microsoft's Surface 2 ($449) and Surface Pro 2 ($899) tablets. But are we ever gonna try.


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Katie Holmes Prepping For Next Batman Movie?
Word has it that Katie Holmes' motivation for getting off that post-baby weight, might not just be her pending nuptials. According to Star magazine:
Star has learned that Katie is talking to Warner Bros. about reprising her role as Bruce Wayne's love interest, the spunky assistand DA Rachel Dawes, in Batman: The Dark Knight, the sequel to director Christopher Nolan's 2005 hit summer flick Batman Begins. Filming is scheduled to begin as soon as Jan. 1, 2007. This news comes as a bit of a surprise to fans of the franchise because Katie's performance in the last Batman film was deemed a disappointment by critics.
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Congrats Peerapong! All the best!
Thank you so much everyone for your very kind words.
This always remind me how lucky I am to be a part of this community. Thank you very much
Congratulation! One of the most inspiring stories that I've read in a very long time. Especially since you didn't have all the design skills that you needed in the beginning. I really like the determined spirit of your venture.
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I have tried to use the toon-shader as an emitting map for particles. To be more precise I want to use the contour of the toon-shader to emit particles from, but so far no luck - is it because the contour shading is a post effect ? or am I doing something wrong ??
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Cameron Fogle caught passes from his teammate, junior quarterback Drew Barker in front of Kentucky coaches recently. Fogle caught the attention of the Wildcats and now they are talking about having him visit.
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They are currently in the planning stages, but it appears that this could go beyond signing day.
"Coach Brown told me February 8th, but coach Stoops told me he isn't sure if I can that day. Coach Brown told me to call him this week. So I'm going to call him to finalize a visit," Fogle said.
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