The GAI provides a range of services for HR, health & safety and wellbeing, designed to deliver value, protection and peace of mind for corporate and individual members. 

Scroll down to read more on this page about these member service, or click to find out more about joining the GAI.

Human Resources (HR)

Delivered in partnership with the specialists at Quest, this service comprises an HR helpline and a comprehensive document library containing more than 750 free downloadable template documents covering HR and employment matters.

The website also contains a newsroom for the latest HR articles, updates and developments.

HR Advice Line 

The specialist HR helpline can help with issues including: 

  • Employment law 
  • TUPE issues 
  • Guidance on access to web docs 
  • Eligibility to work 
  • Staff grievances and disputes 
  • Managing apprentices 
  • Disciplinary issues 
  • Calculating settlement agreements 
  • Company law 
  • Absenteeism 
  • Redundancy 
  • Disability issues 
  • Calculating holiday pay / sick pay 
  • Medical capability 
  • Maternity leave 
  • Equal pay 
  • National living wage 
  • Maternity / paternity allowances 
  • Shared parental leave 
  • Contracts of employment 

Website & Document Library 

The comprehensive document library contains more than 750 free downloadable template documents covering: 

  • Recruitment & selection 
  • Induction & probation 
  • Contracts of employment 
  • Employee handbook 
  • Performance management 
  • Training & development 
  • Employee rewards & benefits 
  • Grievance, mediation & discipline 
  • Attendance management 
  • Exit management 
  • HR administration 
  • Covid-19 resources 
To access these services, please click here to visit the Member - Business Support page in this website's Member Hub (sign in required).

Health & Safety


Delivered in partnership with the specialists at Quest, this service comprises a health & safety helpline and a comprehensive document library containing free downloadable template documents. 

The website also contains a newsroom for the latest health and safety articles, updates and developments. 

Health & Safety Advice Line 

The specialist health & safety telephone advice line can support on issues including: 

  • Start-up requirements 
  • Protective equipment 
  • Training 
  • Gap analysis 
  • Compliance issues 
  • Completing risk assessments 
  • Health & safety policies and documents 
  • Fire safety 
  • Accident reporting 
  • First aid requirements 
  • Hazardous substances 
  • Employee safety handbooks

Website & Document Library 

The comprehensive document library contains free downloadable template documents covering: 

  • Getting started in H&S 
  • Developing an H&S policy 
  • First aid & RIDDOR 
  • Risk assessments & audits 
  • Fire safety 
  • Manual handling & lifting 
  • Working at heights 
  • Workplace equipment and vehicles 
  • The working environment 
  • Vulnerable groups 
  • Food safety 
  • Physical & psychological hazards 
  • Construction & DCM regulations 
  • Chemical substance & biological hazards 
To access these services, please click to visit the Member - Business Support page in this website’s Member Hub (sign in required).

Welfare & Wellbeing


The GAI partners with the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, the only charity 100% dedicated to providing emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to the construction community, allied trades and their families. 

A crucial element of the charity’s strategy is to provide a wide range of free and widely available pro-active resources to support the industry. 


Helpline


The charity provides a 24/7 Construction Industry Helpline which provides a range of free and confidential support, which is complemented by their free Self Support App. Their free text HARDHAT to 85258 service provides yet another route to support, along with their Lighthouse Beacons who offer a safe space for people to share concerns. 



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Free Training


Lighthouse also offers a variety of free construction focused training programmes ranging from hour long interactive wellbeing sessions through to the MHFA England approved Mental Health First Aider courses.
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Help Inside the Hard Hat


Lighthouse’s latest campaign, Help Inside the Hard Hat, aims to raise awareness of mental health issues in the construction industry and you can join the campaign for better mental health by downloading free resources and site hoardings artwork from their website. 

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Company Road to Wellbeing Programmes


For many companies, creating and delivering initiatives to improve workforce wellbeing can be difficult, time consuming and costly. If you need help developing your strategy to improve the wellbeing of your workforce then help is at hand.

Lighthouse offers a comprehensive programme for company supporters making an annual donation.  This support covers building a wellbeing strategy, delivering free management and supervisor training on wellbeing subjects, supporting an onsite crisis and access to free downloadable resources from the Lighthouse Company Supporter Hub.

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