UK Productivity Jumps at Fastest Rate For Six Years 5th January 2018.  The productivity of British workers has increased at the fastest rate in more than six years, according to recent data. According to new data from the Office for

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

Minimum Wage Increase Puts Jobs At Risk of Automation 5th January 2018.  The recent increase in Britain’s minimum wage is putting a growing number of workers at risk of being replaced by machines, a new study has warned. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)

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

Small Business Confidence Plunges 5th January 2018. A record number of small businesses are planning to close down or sell up as inflation and weak demand from customers dents their prospects. According to a new survey from the Federation of Small