Breedon buys out construction firm Lagan Group for £455m

Concrete Cement Plant

It was revealed today that one of the UK’s largest construction firms, Leicestershire-based Breedon Group, bought out Northern Irish building firm Lagan Group for £455 million on Tuesday morning.  The purchase of Lagan Group included nine ready-mixed concrete plants, nine quarries, thirteen asphalt plants and a cement plant.  In a statement, Breedon said, “The Acquisition enables Breedon to…

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HMRC admits no evidence surrounding IR35 tool accuracy

HMRC IR35 Self Assessment Tool

HMRC have admitted that they have no detailed information with regards to whether their IR35 Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool actually produces accurate tax bracket designations.  Contractors use the tool as a self-assessment test to see whether or not IR35 applies to them.  The results mean a significantly large number of contractors could…

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Total number of Carillion job losses passes 1700

Carillion sign

A further 123 job losses at engineering giant Carillion this week has brought the total number up to over 1700.  Following the collapse of the company in January of this year, more than 9,000 employees have been found ongoing employment. However, over 1700 have left or are due to leave the company.  This week, it…

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Pimlico Plumbers workers’ rights case draws to close in Supreme Court

Pimlico Plumbers inflatable van

The highly-reported Pimlico Plumbers case will draw to a close today in the UK Supreme Court.  The case, which disputes workers’ rights after Pimlico Plumbers engineer Gary Smith claims he was unlawfully dismissed, has brought about much-needed discussion over the divide between employees, workers and the self-employed. This discussion also covers what rights each is entitled…

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