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Scoop
17-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Increased Focus On Safe Asbestos Removal Across New Zealand
Press Release – Morecroft Specialist providers, including companies such as Morecroft, offer comprehensive solutions for the safe identification, removal, and disposal of hazardous asbestos removal continues to be a critical focus for health and safety authorities across New Zealand, particularly as older buildings undergo renovation, demolition, or repair. With regulations tightening and public awareness growing, property owners and contractors are increasingly seeking certified services to manage the risks associated with asbestos-containing materials. Specialist providers, including companies such as Morecroft, offer comprehensive solutions for the safe identification, removal, and disposal of hazardous asbestos materials. In key regions such as Auckland, access to certified asbestos removal in Auckland services ensures that both residential and commercial properties can be remediated safely and in accordance with WorkSafe New Zealand guidelines. Industry regulations require that all asbestos removal work be completed by licensed professionals to ensure the protection of workers, occupants, and surrounding environments. Non-compliance can lead to serious health risks and significant legal penalties. With thousands of New Zealand properties still containing legacy asbestos materials, demand for qualified asbestos removal services is expected to remain steady in the coming years.
Scoop
17-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Increased Focus On Safe Asbestos Removal Across New Zealand
Press Release – Morecroft Asbestos removal continues to be a critical focus for health and safety authorities across New Zealand, particularly as older buildings undergo renovation, demolition, or repair. With regulations tightening and public awareness growing, property owners and contractors are increasingly seeking certified services to manage the risks associated with asbestos-containing materials. Specialist providers, including companies such as Morecroft, offer comprehensive solutions for the safe identification, removal, and disposal of hazardous asbestos materials. In key regions such as Auckland, access to certified asbestos removal in Auckland services ensures that both residential and commercial properties can be remediated safely and in accordance with WorkSafe New Zealand guidelines. Industry regulations require that all asbestos removal work be completed by licensed professionals to ensure the protection of workers, occupants, and surrounding environments. Non-compliance can lead to serious health risks and significant legal penalties. With thousands of New Zealand properties still containing legacy asbestos materials, demand for qualified asbestos removal services is expected to remain steady in the coming years.
Scoop
17-05-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Increased Focus On Safe Asbestos Removal Across New Zealand
Asbestos removal continues to be a critical focus for health and safety authorities across New Zealand, particularly as older buildings undergo renovation, demolition, or repair. With regulations tightening and public awareness growing, property owners and contractors are increasingly seeking certified services to manage the risks associated with asbestos-containing materials. Specialist providers, including companies such as Morecroft, offer comprehensive solutions for the safe identification, removal, and disposal of hazardous asbestos materials. In key regions such as Auckland, access to certified asbestos removal in Auckland services ensures that both residential and commercial properties can be remediated safely and in accordance with WorkSafe New Zealand guidelines. Industry regulations require that all asbestos removal work be completed by licensed professionals to ensure the protection of workers, occupants, and surrounding environments. Non-compliance can lead to serious health risks and significant legal penalties. With thousands of New Zealand properties still containing legacy asbestos materials, demand for qualified asbestos removal services is expected to remain steady in the coming years.
BBC News
12-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Sheffield International College job cut strikes suspended
Strikes at a college have been suspended after staff affected accepted new roles or took walk-outs this month were planned at the University of Sheffield's International College in the city centre, which is run by education providers Study in overseas student recruitment were cited as a reason for jobs being put at University and College Union (UCU) branch chair, Dr Sam Morecroft, said staff had either taken voluntary redundancy or been redeployed. He added that strikes planned for March would go ahead if there was no guarantee that compulsory redundancies would be avoided. The college teaches international students hoping to gain entry to courses at the is based in a university building and uses the same branding, but the Study Group holds a 10-year contract to run union claimed that Study Group employees were treated differently to university staff and faced the prospect of compulsory redundancy rather than voluntary severance year, 36 staff in the student support and academic teaching teams were told they were at risk of redundancy, and four of those were still at risk until accepting trial redeployments on Tuesday. Dr Morecroft said the provider should be "ashamed" that its long-serving staff were being "forced out onto picket lines" and said union members had been pressured to take on roles and scheduled into "rushed" job Group said the cuts were necessary because of a fall in student numbers."Like many universities and higher education providers, we need to adapt staffing to recent changes in international recruitment," it said."Regrettably at Sheffield this means reducing employee numbers. "As educators, we welcome the decision to suspend the strikes and avoid detriment to our students' education."Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
College staff vote to strike over job cuts threat
Staff at the University of Sheffield International College (USIC) have voted to strike over proposed job cuts. A total of 36 staff are at risk of redundancy, with private operator Study Group citing falling student numbers. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) voted in favour of the action, with a turnout rate of 72%. All of those taking part backed the action, the union said. Sam Morecroft, UCU branch chair, said: "It is clear these redundancies have nothing to do with falling student numbers and everything to do with an attempt to force an untested standardised operating model on our college." Mr Morecroft said if the job cuts in the student support and academic teaching teams went ahead it would "increase staff workload and reduce the quality of academic and pastoral support our students receive". Study Group recently signed a new 10-year contract with the University of Sheffield to run USIC. The organisation enrols students from around the world to improve their English and provide preparation courses for those who want to go on and study at the University of Sheffield itself. Courses can cost up to £26,000 per year. A Study Group spokesperson said they were committed to providing an "excellent education" but changes in international recruitment meant they had to "adapt" staff numbers. "We very much regret UCU members at Sheffield International College have made this decision, especially after months of active engagement to try to avoid such an outcome, to a point where compulsory redundancies have been minimised," the spokesperson added. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here. University faces £50m shortfall in finances University of Sheffield International College
