Short Supply of Brickies Threatening Housebuilding Target 2nd February 2018.  Back in the Autumn budget last year, the Government pledged to build 300,000 homes per year, but this is looking increasingly unattainable. The recent skills shortage in the sector, as

Voluntary pledge can help reduce the cost of conflict to industry A voluntary Conflict Avoidance Pledge open to organisations of any size is spearheading a campaign by seven leading professional/member bodies and two of the UK’s largest employers * to

SMEs Are Optimistic, Despite Skill Shortages 1st February 2018. High numbers of small business owners are feeling optimistic about the year ahead. According to new research, 80 percent expect growth in their own business within the next twelve months, and

Apprenticeship Levy Not Doing The Job 26th January 2018. An apprenticeship levy that was introduced back in April 2017 has yet to increase the number of people signing up for trainee-ships, according to recent reports. Industry leaders are blaming the

Spare a thought for the suffering self-employed 56% of self-employed workers strike out on their own in search of a better work-life balance, while 45 per cent want to dictate their working hours better, reveals a new survey by the