The British Firework Championships will take place, in Plymouth, on 17^th & 18^th August.

Steve Heap, who has been running the Association of Festival Organisers, since 1987 has announced that he is to retire in April and the management of AFO will be taken over by John Rostron and the team at the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF).

The Power of Events has launched a new Careers Hub on its platform to support direct employment as well as apprenticeships and internships. 

All members now have access to free advice and support on a wide range of legal issues.

The Health & Safety Executive has launched a site to give employers advice on what they need to do to safeguard their employees if they are working at height. 

According to Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service), one in ten employers believes their performance management processes are actually demotivating their employees.
This shouldn’t be happening. Performance management is not just about managing out those employees whose performance is below par. It is also about setting clear expectations, giving people praise for good work, providing constructive feedback to help them improve, refocusing efforts to align with new objectives, resolving any concerns, identifying training and development needs and increasing your employee’s engagement level. All of this will ensure that your business is getting the very best out of your employees.

From 6 April 2019, new government legislation will require employers to provide payslips to all workers, as well as provide itemised payslips to those whose pay varies depending on the number of hours worked.

Most of us can agree that treating somebody unfairly on the basis of their sex, race or disability isn’t acceptable – but when it comes to giving marginalised groups a leg up, opinion is often divided.

The Minimum & Living Wage rates rising on 1st April.

What does a Primary Authority Agreement mean?

The Events Industry Forum (EIF), to which TESA is a founding member, is currently in discussions with the Office of Product Safety & Standards (part of BEIS) about bringing the Purple Guide within the Primary Authority scheme.   This means that EIF would take on a Statutory Primary Authority Role to represent the outdoor events industry and the statutory elements of the Purple Guide would become Assured Advice.

TESA fully supports The Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events (www.thepurpleguide.co.uk) as the best and most comprehensive guidance for outdoor events.

In 2018, some £39 billion was spent at outdoor events in the UK, according to research for the Events Industry Forum by Bournemouth University.

To support firework display members, and the British Firework Championships, TESA has launched a Firework Finder website where both event organisers and the public can go to find display companies as well as those retailing pyrotechnics.

The British Firework Championships 2024, which are organised by TESA, will take place in Plymouth on the nights of 14th and 15th August 2024.