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Contractors pursuing a mortgage need to act fast

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...

Teaching agencies having to look abroad

  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...

Contractor skills shortages worsening in Scotland

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...