Government set to pay self employed 80% of wages
In a U turn from the government nationaltradesmen.co.uk has learnt that tradesmen could be paid 80% of there wages but the full details are not know yet but are expected…
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Should I go to work as a builder ? Gove says work can continue
Nationaltradesmen.co.uk has been looking over the facts about carrying on working in the crisis, and it seems that construction workers are not key workers, but as long as they can…
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Corona virus what is the effect on self employed construction workers
Electricians , carpenters, bricklayers and self employed construction workers are up in arms about the governments stance on the self employed offering them only £94.25 a week, with five million…
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Plasterer falls twice from unsafe platform firm fined
Stan England Builders Limited has been fined following an incident when a worker suffered serious injuries after falling from a mezzanine level and wooden platform. Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard that…
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Landlord fined after not providing Gas Safe certs
A landlord from Plymouth has been sentenced after failing to maintain gas appliances and failing to have landlord’s gas safety checks undertaken at his rental property in Canterbury Drive, Plymouth….
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Roofer fell through fragile roof company fined £20000
A company specialising in roofing work has been fined after a self-employed roofer was seriously injured when he fell from a roof. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that, on 1 September…
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5 years in prison for Travelodge bobcat digger rage driver
John Manley, 36, of Netherton, near Liverpool, drove the Bobcat digger into the partly-built Travelodge at Liverpool Innovation Park on Monday, 21 January 2019 following a row over wages he…
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Persimmon spends £213m to improve build quality
Nationaltrdesmen.co.uk has reported many times about Persimmon and their poor practices now they seem to be taking the bad press seriously with Persimmon set to spend an extra £213m on…
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Teenager falls through roof light firm fined
A construction firm has been fined after a 17-year-old worker fell more than three metres through an opening for a roof light. Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court heard that, on 20 August…
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1 million homes with planning permission not built
A million homes or more have been granted planning permission by councils in the past decade have not yet been built. Analysis by the Local Government Association shows that 2,564,600…
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