Construction

Skills England has published its latest data on future employment needs and the skills that will be required to fulfil...

More than half of engineering professionals would happily trade higher salaries for better benefits, more meaningful roles or improved work-life...

A critical shortage of skilled workers is jeopardising the government’s pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029.

Government confirms it is “refocusing” funding away from higher level apprenticeships, removing funding for people over 21 years old.

A labour supplier has been suspended from the HS2 rail project amid allegations that it had been falsely declaring worker status.

Scoring someone lower in a redundancy selection process if they do not have a degree can constitute indirect age discrimination.

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.