Useful Links
For Labour Providers
Association of Labour Providers (ALP)
www.labourproviders.org.uk
Telephone: 0207 016 2786
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)
Trade association for the private recruitment industry.
www.rec.uk.com
Telephone: 0207 009 2100
Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI)
Promote labour standards and codes of practice within supply chain working conditions.
www.ethicaltrade.org
Telephone: 0207 841 5180
For Labour Users
National Farmers Union (NFU)
Represent the farming industry in England and Wales.
www.nfuonline.com
Telephone: 024 7685 8500
National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS)
Represent the farming industry in Scotland.
www.nfus.org.uk
Telephone: 0131 472 4000
Trade Union Congress (TUC)
Trade union campaigning for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.
www.tuc.org.uk
Telephone: 0207 636 4030
Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU)
UK's biggest general union, representing members in the workplace.
www.tgwu.org.uk
Telephone: 0207 611 2500
British Retail Consortium (BRC)
Trade association for the UK retail industry.
www.brc.org.uk
Telephone: 0207 854 8900
Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC)
Represent retailers, wholesalers, importers, growers and packers in the fresh produce and floral industries.
www.freshproduce.org.uk
Telephone: 0173 323 7117
Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
Represent the UK food and drink manufacturing industry
www.fdf.org.uk
Telephone: 0207 836 2460
Sea Fish Industry Authority (SFIA)
Non Departmental Public Body working with all sectors of the UK seafood industry to satisfy consumers, raise standards, improve efficiency and secure a sustainable future.
www.seafish.org
Telephone: 0131 558 3331
Shellfish Association of Great Britain
Assist and promote the development of the shellfish industry in the UK
www.shellfish.org.uk
Telephone: 0207 283 8305
Fire Safety legal responsibilities and guidance
www.fire.gov.uk
For workers
Citizens Advice Bureaux
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Telephone: 0207 833 2181
Citizens Advice Bureaux
Scotland
www.cas.org.uk
Telephone: 0131 550 1000
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)
http://www.acas.org.uk
Telephone: 0845 747 4747
The Employment Agency Standards
www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/employment/employment-agencies/index.html
Telephone: 0845 955 5105
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Health and safety at work
http://www.hse.gov.uk
Telephone: 0845 345 0055
Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR)
Advice on the national minimum wage
www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/employment/pay/national-minimum-wage/index.html
Telephone: 0845 600 0678
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Advice on the Agricultural minimum wage
http://www.defra.gov.uk
Telephone: 0845 0000 134 or 01270 754106
Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Advice on how to apply for a National Insurance number
http://www.dwp.gov.uk
Telephone: 0207 712 2171
The Home Office Life in the UK Test
www.lifeintheuktest.gov.uk
Learn Direct
Training courses and careers guidance
www.learndirect.co.uk
Worksmart
www.worksmart.org.uk
Trade Unions Congress
www.tuc.org.uk
Telephone: 0207 636 4030
Forestry
Forestry Commission
www.forestry.gov.uk
Forest Service Northern Ireland
www.forestserviceni.gov.uk
Forestry Contracting Association
www.fcauk.com
Confederation of Forest Industries
www.confor.org.uk
General
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Sponsor department of the GLA
www.defra.gov.uk
Telephone: 08459 33 55 77
Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACORS)
local government central body who provide advice and guidance to improve and support local authorities in the UK with regulatory and related services.
www.lacors.gov.uk
England - 0207 7840 7200
Wales - 0292 046 8609
Scotland - 0141 222 2001
Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA)
www.nilga.org
Telephone: 0289 024 9286
Advisory Board on Naturalisation and Integration
www.abni.org.uk
