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The Right to Work rules changed on 1 October 2026. For construction, the biggest change isn't simply who needs to be checked. It's how much you need to know about the supply chain behind the people delivering your projects.Construction rarely operates through a simple employer-to-worker relationship.A principal contractor appoints a…
Over the past few weeks, we’ve brought construction leaders together in Manchester and London for our Supply Chain & Workforce Assurance executive briefings.The aim was simple: to get beyond the headlines around changing regulation and have a practical conversation about what increasing supply chain accountability means for principal contractors.Across both…
From 1 October 2026, the UK's Right to Work regime changes significantly. For construction, one of the biggest changes is extended liability. In certain contractual arrangements, responsibility for illegal working can extend beyond the organisation directly employing or engaging a worker and further up the contractual chain. But as businesses…
Principal contractors already hold huge amounts of information about their supply chains.Procurement systems contain supplier information. Commercial teams hold contractual records. Project teams know which subcontractors they've engaged. Workforce systems can tell you who is attending site.But can those systems collectively answer a more difficult question:Who is actually delivering the…
Principal contractors tend to know their Tier 1 subcontractors well. They have been through procurement, contracts have been agreed and due diligence completed. But Tier 1 is only the beginning of the delivery chain. A subcontractor may appoint another subcontractor. That business may use a labour provider or subcontract part…
Most principal contractors can tell you which companies they've appointed to deliver a project. Far fewer can confidently explain who those companies have engaged, how work is flowing through the contractor hierarchy, or whether the organisations working on site today are the ones they expected. As construction supply chains become increasingly complex,…
For many principal contractors, supply chain due diligence starts with the companies they appoint directly. But that is rarely where the supply chain ends. A Tier 1 subcontractor may appoint a Tier 2. That business may subcontract part of the package again or bring in a labour provider. Workers arriving…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 comes at an important time for the construction industry. Conversations about well-being are more visible than they once were, and many businesses are making real efforts to create more open, supportive workplaces. Across the sector, there is greater awareness of the pressures people face, more…
The construction sector is on the cusp of significant legislative change. The Government’s Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2025 proposes extended right-to-work checks that will now cover gig-economy and zero-hours workers – a major shift for an industry that relies heavily on flexible labour. Coupled with an open consultation…
2025 was a rocky year for the sector. From a widening skills gap and rising material costs to regulatory changes and a prolonged slowdown, there were plenty of factors dampening confidence. As we look ahead, the question remains: will the outlook for the construction industry improve in 2026, or will these…
