Construction Suppliers Demand End to Late Payments 8th January 2018.      Construction suppliers are supporting new legislation that will tackle the late payment culture that they say is undermining investment in the industry and harming small companies. Business groups

Gender Pay Figures Revealed 8th January 2017. Women are paid less than half than men at some of Britain’s major companies, new gender pay gap figures have revealed. Ahead of the April deadline 527 companies have released their gender pay figures. This

Construction Payment Charter is ‘Dismal Failure’ 5th January 2018. Just 35 firms have signed up to the Government’s payment charter nearly four years after it was launched as the solution to payment abuse in the supply chain. The Construction Supply

Consumer Borrowing Slows 5th January 2018. British households’ borrowing binge has fallen back to its slowest pace in two years, indicating the peak of the boom may now be in the past. Unsecured borrowing grew by 9.1 percent in the

Retailers Expect Struggle With New Accountancy Standards 4th January 2018. Up to 90% of UK high street retailers are not keeping competent accountancy records and are potentially living beyond their means, according to analysis by Aptitude Software. Aptitude Software estimates that