The Department for the Economy has made a Statutory Rule entitled, “The Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024” (S.R. 2024 No. 146) which comes into operation on 31 August 2024.

This Rule replaces the Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 S.R. 2023 No. 99. It gives effect to proposals submitted by CITB NI (formerly known as the Construction Industry Training Board) to the Department for the Economy for the imposition of a further levy upon employers in the construction industry for the purpose of raising money to support construction employers to make sure the industry has the skilled workforce it needs.

The levy is to be imposed in respect of the sixtieth levy period commencing on 1 September 2024 and ending on 31 August 2025. The levy rate of 0.55% in respect of relevant earnings remains the same rate operating during the preceding levy period which expires on 31 August 2024. An employer will be exempt from levy in the sixtieth levy period where the relevant earnings by all the persons employed in the organisation are less than £80,000.

Copies of the Rule may be purchased from the Stationery Office at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070 or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2024/146