Gangmasters Licensing Authority to ease inspection rules
July 25, 2013
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) is to loosen its rules on inspecting companies that apply for a gangmaster's licence, in response to the Government's Red Tape Challenge. Read More
Government to embark on employment-law compliance review
December 13, 2010
The Government has announced plans to review the arrangements it has in place to enforce various employment laws, including gangmaster licensing. Read More
Construction deaths report supports statutory directors’ duties
July 7, 2009
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has finally published the long-awaited report into the underlying causes of fatal accidents in the construction industry. Read More
Architect of Gangmasters Bill wants construction extension
June 10, 2009
The MP whose Private Members' Bill eventually led to the Gangmasters
Licensing Act 2004 has introduced a new Bill that would see the Act
extended to cover the construction industry.<br> Read More
Calls for extension of Gangmasters Act
May 21, 2009
Health and safety on building sites would improve dramatically if the
Gangmasters and Licensing Act was extended from food and agriculture
into the construction sector, unions have claimed. Read More