It is important that when engaging a Site Manager, Site Supervisor, Foreperson or Project Manager that you read this statement carefully and ensure that it still applies for the position that you are about to engage the contractor for.

Site Managers, Site Supervisors and Foremen, Forepersons and Project Managers, are all engaged with in the same way in relation to the statements contained within this document.

Each of the individuals are responsible for a discreet piece of work outlined in a document at the beginning of the project. In order for Octavius to move them onto another piece of work or project, and new contract or formal working arrangement would be needed.

There may be some additional supplementary information required from the delivery team before the piece of work is accepted by the worker.

The worker provides progress reports to Octavius, and highlights any risks and issues, but is relied upon to manage those risks and issues as part of the work that they are expected to deliver. There would be no input from Octavius in relation to these.

Octavius reply upon the skills and experience of the workers to complete the allocated work and have no input into the way that this work is carried out.

The answers to the following are also correct:

I confirm that the above statements are true and accurate and believe the workers to be independent and truly self-employed – particularly in relation to supervision, direction and control outlined in the CIS criteria.