Employment Guidance for the Steeplejack & Lightning Protection Engineering Industry
Whether you’re an employer or employee, below you’ll find all the necessary links to important and up-to-date employment law requirements and information.
Last updated: 15 October 2025
Please note: this webpage replaces the previous ‘ATLAS Working Rule Guidance for the Steeplejack & Lightning Protection Engineering Industry’. The previous document was withdrawn on 15 October 2025.
This webpage serves as a central hub from where we can signpost employers and employees to the relevant government and ACAS guidance (ACAS are the independent Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, a public body funded by the UK government), ensuring that you have the most accurate and up-to-date employment information, wherever and whenever you need it.
Information for EMPLOYERS
| Employing people | gov.uk/browse/employing-people |
| Maximum weekly working hours | gov.uk/maximum-weekly-working-hours |
| Workplace pensions | gov.uk/browse/employing-people/pensions |
| Apprentice guide | gov.uk/become-apprentice |
| Information on employment status | gov.uk/employment-status |
| Holiday entitlement | gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights |
| Bank holidays | gov.uk/bank-holidays |
| National minimum wage rates | gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates |
| Overtime | gov.uk/overtime-your-rights |
Information for EMPLOYEES
If you need further help with an employment issue, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) is here to provide free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules, and best practices. You can contact ACAS online or by phone.
| Pay and hours | acas.org.uk/pay-and-hours |
| Holiday and leave | acas.org.uk/holiday-and-leave |
| Equality and wellbeing | acas.org.uk/equality-and-wellbeing |
| Starting and ending employment | acas.org.uk/starting-and-ending-employment |
| Consultation and change | acas.org.uk/consultation-and-change |
| Conflict and resolution | acas.org.uk/conflict-and-resolution |