Construction

SME hiring falls from 24% of companies in Q4 2024 to 20% in Q1 2025, while 17% have cut back on staff, according to the BCC.

The first Universal theme park in Europe will be built in the UK, creating around 28,000 jobs.

'Army' of young people to be trained for green energy jobs and apprenticeships needed to deliver clean power by 2030. 

The UK’s construction firms cut jobs at the fastest rate for four years in March as the sector’s downturn in activity continued.

Nearly seven in 10 builders have suspected a colleague is seriously depressed yet have felt it was ‘too difficult’ to...

Today’s Spring statement did much to add cost and regulation to employers, and not enough to support growth and skills, observers say.

The government recently announced plans to make apprenticeships shorter and more flexible. How does apprenticeship reform benefit the construction sector?

Architects are urging the government to rethink the introduction of new rates to sponsor overseas skilled workers for the sector.

Independent review calls for ‘fundamental reset’ of the current Industry Training Board model to safeguard economic growth.

As we look towards the new year and the arrival of winter proper, Benjamin Rothwell outlines some of the key...

More than 2,000 jobs are at risk as ISG, which is among the UK’s largest construction contractors, fell into administration.

OVG chief executive says root cause of the delays was a shortage of construction workers caused by Brexit and the pandemic.

Stigma and concerns about risk and reputation are putting construction firms off hiring ex-offenders, a report finds.

More construction firms have pledged to combat work-related stress and promote good mental health  by joining the Health and Safety...

The ‘boys only club’ perception of the construction sector is beginning to erode, new research has found.