Plain-English guides to UK workplace rules — written from the legislation, linked to primary sources, and paired with our £9 CPD-accredited courses.
No licence or qualification is needed to work as a hairdresser in England. What the law does require: COSHH training, glove use against dermatitis, and local authority registration for tattooing, piercing and electrolysis.
Gas businesses and self-employed engineers must be Gas Safe registered under regulation 3 of the Gas Safety Regulations 1998, with competence reassessed every five years per category. Landlord checks, asbestos duties and the 2025-26 rise in prosecutions.
The GMC sets no CPD minimum and the old 50-credit rule is gone. What revalidation actually requires: annual appraisal, six types of supporting information, patient and colleague feedback, and a five-yearly recommendation.
There is no statutory licence to be an electrician in England. What the law actually requires – competence under EAWR regulation 16, Part P certification, BS 7671 A4:2026 – and the awareness training every electrician needs.
ARB now requires every architect to record CPD to stay registered, with two mandatory topics. RIBA Chartered Members need 35 hours, 20 on the Core Curriculum, plus the Health and Safety test.
No law names a qualification for CQC registered managers – regulation 7 requires fitness, and Level 5 strengthens an application. What regulation 18 requires for staff training, and the 2025-26 changes managers must know.
RICS members need 20 hours of CPD a year, at least 10 structured, recorded by 31 January. From 2026, three mandatory topics every three years. Plus the asbestos and AML training duties surveyors face.
Retail investment advisers need 35 hours of CPD a year, 21 structured, verified annually through a Statement of Professional Standing. Mortgage and insurance rules differ, and the 15-hour GI requirement ended in December 2025.
GOC CPD means 36 points per three-year cycle (54 for prescribers), with 18 interactive, 18 from GOC providers, a point in each domain, a peer review and a reflective exercise. The 2025-2027 cycle explained.
Self-managing landlords in Wales must complete approved training to be licensed. England requires none. The rules in each nation, plus the safety duties that apply wherever you let.
