{"id":31321,"date":"2025-07-13T08:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T15:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/scaffolding-trade-body-nasc-facing-discrimination-claim\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T08:04:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T15:04:53","slug":"scaffolding-trade-body-nasc-facing-discrimination-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/scaffolding-trade-body-nasc-facing-discrimination-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Scaffolding trade body NASC facing discrimination claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-499542\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Henry Annafi has lodged an Employment Tribunal case against his former employer with a preliminary hearing set for next April.<\/p>\n<p>Annafi joined the NASC in March 2019 and spent more than six years at the trade body overseeing industry training.<\/p>\n<p>The tribunal claim form details the breakdown in his relationship with a new leadership team led by Chief Executive Officer Clive Dickin who took control in July 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Enquirer<\/em> understands that a number of experienced employees have left the NASC over the last two years.<\/p>\n<p>Plans to shake-up scaffolding training have also split the sector with fierce industry opposition to proposed reforms of the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme.<\/p>\n<p>The NASC said: \u201cIt would be inappropriate for us to comment on any ongoing tribunal case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNASC is proud to be an equal opportunities employer with a rich and diverse team of talented employees from all walks of life, many different cultures and an array of different backgrounds. We recognise the importance of this diversity as a major source of strength for the organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_476657\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/clive-dickin-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-476657 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/clive-dickin-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"-\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clive Dickin has been NASC CEO since July 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The trade body declined to confirm details of staff turnover in the last two years but added: \u201cNASC has grown substantially over the last two years, with more staff joining across all departments. 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