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    Seasonal Guides

    Winter rights, summer heat, Christmas shutdown, tax-year changes, Budget summaries and the January checklist. The stuff that matters at specific times of year.

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    Winter Working: Your Rights When It Is Freezing

    For indoors, HSE says employers should aim for at least 16C (or 13C for heavy work), but that doesn't apply cleanly to open scaffolds and yards.

    Summer Heat on Site: Heat Stress, Sun Protection and Your Rights

    Working on site in a heatwave. What the law actually says about temperature (spoiler: no 32C rule), your rights, and when you can refuse unsafe graft.

    Christmas Shutdown: Your Rights on Forced Holiday

    If you're being forced to take holiday without proper notice or when you've got none left, speak to ACAS or Citizens Advice.

    New Tax Year Changes for Construction: April 2026

    April 2026 tax year changes for UK construction workers. Minimum wage up, tax bands still frozen, NI eased, VAT thresholds. What to set aside this year.

    Budget Summary for Construction Workers: What Changed

    What the latest UK Budget changes for construction workers. Minimum wage, tax bands, NI, fuel duty, van finance and what it all does to your take-home.

    Back to Site in January: What to Check Before You Start

    If you don't catch it before you're back on site, you're the one who gets turned away at the gate or left carrying daft risk.

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