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With women making up only 14% of the 2.1 million people working in UK construction and just 2% of SME housebuilding businesses owned and run by women, HJK Construction is helping to make the industry more accessible to women.
Elli Kiely
Elli Kiely, Design & Innovation Director, at HJK Construction has been appointed
Continue reading HJK Construction’s Elli Kiely Champions Female Careers in Construction as the Decline in Housebuilding Grows
By Nicola Maynard, Prison Law Partner at Reeds Solicitors
The Labour government in 2005 introduced the IPP sentence where prisoners were given no maximum tariff and ended up becoming trapped in a revolving door.
However, under the Conservative government in 2012 IPP sentence were abolished due to matters concerning human rights. This was a
Continue reading Re-sentencing exercise in relation to all Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP)
The NHS emerged as an election issue during the campaign, which posed a challenge for Labour. The party knew it was going to inherit an economy with low levels of growth and high levels of debt. It also knew the NHS was struggling and ‘unprotected’ public services were facing cutbacks on an undeliverable scale.
Continue reading Hard Labour
By James Johns, Head of Corporate Affairs, UK, Workday
The new Labour government has set its sights on growth.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, have repeatedly highlighted their ambitions to bolster the economy. Meanwhile, the word ‘growth’ featured a healthy 74 times in the King’s Speech laying out the government’s
Continue reading How the new government can use AI to transform the public sector
Report from SCAPE and Social Value Portal reveals social value created by skills and employment has more than doubled since 2022
Room for improvement across the country through a stronger national campaign and focus on upskilling to support Labour’s growth agenda
New research has revealed that apprenticeships have become one of the biggest drivers
Continue reading New research shows apprenticeships are one of the construction industry’s biggest social value generators
By Steph Gemson, Director, TaxGem
With the new Prime Minister in situ at Downing Street, businesses across the UK are keen to know what this will mean for them. And of course, as accountancy and tax professionals, we are here to advice our clients with whatever the future holds under a Labour government.
Some
Continue reading TaxGem: What taxes might be impacted under a Labour government?
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