by MLC-Admin | Aug 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
As more companies and businesses strive to ‘go green,’ a recent article on the Sustainable Homes website reports on the latest news that construction contractors will now be asked to prove their green credentials to prospective landlords. The article notes...
by MLC-Admin | Aug 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
A financial expert has warned that contractors seeking a new mortgage or looking to re-mortgage should act now before likely interest rate rises occur in early 2016, Contractor Calculator reports. During a recent speech, Bank of England governor Mark Carney hinted...
by MLC-Admin | Jul 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Teacher supply agencies in the UK have to look to countries such as Canada, Singapore and the US to fill the nationwide skills gap caused by a lack of fully-trained teaching staff, The Independent reports. Recruitment in the teaching profession has been dealt a...
by MLC-Admin | Jul 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
FCSA is urging MPs to show their support for contractors by using the Summer Budget as an opportunity to redress errors made in the March Finance Act. In a late change to draft wording earlier this year, the legislation was amended, without consultation, to...
by MLC-Admin | Jul 22, 2015 | Uncategorized
The contractor market in Scotland has already been suffering from severe skills shortages this year; but as ContractorCalculator recently reported, with contractor availability declining sharply last month, the problem has now become worse. Findings from the Bank of...