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An anonymous email was recently sent to multiple recipients alleging that a worker on a high-profile project site involving one of the biggest tech companies in the world was in violation of labour laws. We looked into it thoroughly. There was no merit to the claim, and we couldn't even find the company behind the…

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New research from the European Labour Authority (ELA) provides valuable insight into the workforce compliance challenges facing major construction and infrastructure projects across Europe. The report, examining the posting of Third-Country Nationals (TCNs) within EU labour supply chains, identifies a consistent theme: workforce compliance risks are increasingly associated with complex…

Case Study

CEG enhanced staff compliance for a multinational construction company through strategic audits, standardising procedures and deploying specialists to various sites to effectively verify personnel legality, safety training, and credentials, ensuring adherence to industry standards.

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It has recently been suggested, often with some seriousness, that the future of data centres may not lie in Scandinavia, the desert, or the Irish countryside, but quietly orbiting the Earth at 17,000 miles an hour. Solar powered. Naturally cooled. Immune to planning objections. A triumph of human ingenuity, provided…

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Choosing the Right Capital Partner Walk into a shop when you’re thirsty. Bottles line the shelves. Everything promises refreshment. Some look premium; others feel familiar or carry the weight of a confident brand.  At a glance, they all seem to serve the same purpose. But then you notice the clock.…

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If you still treat EU mobility as paperwork, you’re already off the job. It’s the difference between TCO and TLC: Total Compliance Or… Tender Lost. In the European construction industry, winning the contract is not the toughest part anymore. The real challenge is simply showing up.  Currently, Europe is in…

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Dieter, people talk about “workforce compliance” all the time. What does it actually mean on a data centre build? When we talk about workforce compliance, we mean something very practical. It is the set of controls that proves every person and every company on site is legally entitled to be…

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Expanding into a new country is exciting, but it often introduces a level of operational complexity that can slow even the strongest teams down. Suddenly, you’re navigating rules you’ve never seen before, facing deadlines that aren’t negotiable, and trying to understand systems that don’t resemble the ones at home. This…

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These guides have been designed to support all international contractors and posted workers joining projects in the Netherlands, whether arriving from within the EU or from outside it.   It is meant to help foreign nationals and contractors working on these sites understand the key practical steps and compliance requirements for…