On a total fire ban day in Victoria or NSW, welding, grinding and gas cutting in the open stop unless you hold a permit or exemption. The fire season kit Victoria requires, what counts as the open air, the afternoon-before routine, permit and exemption lead times, and the penalties.
A labor-only workmanship warranty is your own contract; add parts or equipment and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act applies. A sample one-page warranty clause by clause, why yours is probably limited, the maintenance-plan condition to avoid and manufacturer registration.
Labourers on variable or seasonal hours build up holiday at 12.07% of the hours they work, and you can roll their holiday pay into each payslip if you show it separately. Who counts, a worked season, and what you owe when the work ends.
Every Marketplace bronze plan now works with an HSA. For a self-employed contractor buying 2027 coverage, here is how a bronze plan with a $4,500 HSA compares with silver, where the 400% subsidy cliff sits, and how both deductions work.
A federal job over $2,000 brings the Davis-Bacon wage with it, and many states add their own law. How to read the wage determination, what a covered week really costs, and the certified payroll you file every week.
Under the Construction Regulations the contractor must ensure every worker on site holds a valid Safe Pass, see it on their first day and confirm it in writing to the PSCS. Who needs a card and who doesn't, the narrow exemption, getting a first card, renewing by test, and what to record.
The first-half H-2B cap for 2027 is full, so spring crews need an April 1 start. The prevailing wage request should go in by November 2, the filing window runs January 1 to 16, and the January lottery decides who gets reviewed first. The countdown, step by step.
When a homeowner stops paying, small claims court is sized for the invoice, but the state limit, who may appear for your company, the licensing bar on unlicensed work and collecting the judgment all decide whether it is worth filing. State limits, the filing steps and what happens after you win.
The construction Sectoral Employment Order sets Irish minimum rates from €17.28 to €23.74 an hour since 1 August 2026, plus pension, death-in-service and sick pay contributions. Who it covers, which category each worker is in, and what a 39-hour week costs.
Since 26 August 2025, small business employees can refuse unreasonable after-hours contact. You can still call; what matters is why, how, and whether you pay them to be available. The five factors, what trade awards allow, and an on-call set-up.
