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Government announces paternity pay for self-employed dads
Self-employed fathers and partners are to receive two weeks of support under government plans, with payments currently worth up to £194 a week.
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CPA cuts construction growth forecast for 2027 to 0.4%
CPA's revised construction outlook points to further weakness in housing and refurbishment, according to Roofing Today's report on the Autumn forecasts.
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NHBC new home registrations fall 13% in third quarter
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Interviews
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Confessions of an MD
At 21, John Trayfoot blacked out on a roof and fell 8 metres through a skylight into a Brighton timber yard. Now managing director of M R Scaffolding, he starts his company's safety sessions with that story, and with a question: why do experienced people who know the risks still cut corners?
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Government announces paternity pay for self-employed dads
Self-employed fathers and partners are to receive two weeks of support under government plans, with payments currently worth up to £194 a week.
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CPA's revised construction outlook points to further weakness in housing and refurbishment, according to Roofing Today's report on the Autumn forecasts.
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Government announces paternity pay for self-employed dads
Self-employed fathers and partners are to receive two weeks of support under government plans, with payments currently worth up to £194 a week.
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