An employment tribunal has ruled that Robert S Charles Ltd, which designs and builds bespoke kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms, falls within the scope of the training levy. 聽
The CITB submitted five levy notices to Robert S Charles for the years 2016 to 2020, totalling approximately 拢19,000. None of them were paid and Robert S Charles made no returns to the CITB.
Robert S Charles managing director Robert Charles took the case to an employment tribunal but Judge Livesey ruled that his company was effectively in the construction industry because its work included 鈥..alteration鈥f a building or part of the building鈥 as defined within the industrial training levy orders.
The full judgment can be found at
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