Member Briefings
Legal update – Holiday Pay Compliance in the UK
What Employers must do from April 2026 From 6 April 2026, UK employers became subject to a new, explicit legal duty to keep adequate records of workers’ statutory annual leave and holiday pay, following the introduction of section 35 of the Employment Rights Act 2025, which inserted Regulation 16B into the Working Time Regulations
ScotEng Blog: ISO 14001:2026 – What the Update Means for Environmental Leadership
Author Geraldine Boylan, Director – Sustainability at Arthian 6 minute read ISO 14001:2026 – What the Update Means for Environmental Leadership More than 10 years on from the last major update in 2015, the environmental management systems standard ISO 14001 is being updated, with ISO 14001:2026 expected for publication mid‑April. This
Health and Safety Update
HSE Launches Two Major Public Consultations The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has opened two significant public consultations that will shape the future of workplace health, safety and regulatory reporting across Great Britain. Employers, industry stakeholders, health practitioners and those working directly with lead or workplace incident reporting systems
ScotEng Blog – My 2026 work experience
AuthorCara Short School Pupil 5 minute read This is my second visit to Scottish Engineering on work experience, last time I worked in the legal sector to get an idea of what it is like to work as a solicitor. This time round, after honing my focus on physics after
ScotEng Blog: Cyber Essentials Update
Author Debra Cairns, Managing Director, Net-Defence 11 minute read Key changes from April 2026 for the engineering sector From 27th April 2026, a new set of refinements to the Cyber Essentials and the Cyber Essentials Plus certifications will officially come into effect. It is important to note that these changes
April’s Breakfast Briefing – Engaging with Skilled Refugee Workforce
Catch up with April’s Breakfast Briefing – Engaging with Skilled Refugee Workforce In our latest instalment, we welcome our guest speaker Anita Yu from Scottish Refugee Council who discussed refugee talent. Refugees are skilled, motivated professionals who bring valuable experience across engineering, manufacturing and technical roles and Anita shares more
