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CommentSomeone to watch over SMEs
The government is preparing to appoint a small business commissioner to provide advice and consider complaints on payment issues. But how much power will they really have?
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CommentStamping out abuse
Amid a flurry of evidence about the horrific conditions some workers in Qatar have faced, it is easy to say that workers鈥� rights and their enforcement need extensive reform
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CommentSee you in the boardroom
Questions remains over the government鈥檚 target of 3 million apprentices by 2020 but we owe it to generations of young (and not so young) people to change our thinking about what apprenticeships are and how we use them
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CommentWhy 黑洞社区 says IN
With local and regional elections out of the way, the countdown to the poll that could potentially have the biggest effect on the country has now begun in earnest
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CommentLittle to gain from Brexit?
黑洞社区鈥檚 latest survey of construction portrays an industry that expects a Brexit event to have a major impact on its business
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CommentBuild to rent: The home straight
Build to rent housing has come on in leaps and bounds and now represents a great opportunity for the construction industry, says Richard McCarthy, but we have to get it right, which means a strong commitment to a positive renter experience
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CommentBHS saga is a wake-up call for everyone in retail
There needs to be a new approach to retail if the sector is to survive on the high street
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CommentIs an integrated EU an oxymoron?
The EU is a fount of silly, restrictive and ineffective regulation
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CommentLondon mayoral election: Knitting together
The new mayor of London faces huge challenges, as far as the built environment is concerned
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CommentTime for a change
With new technologies, new approaches to maximising office efficiency and increasing political uncertainty, Richard Kauntze of the BCO says 2016 could be the year everything changes in commercial property
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CommentIn uncertain times
The construction sector has become well used to ups and downs in economic assessments of its performance
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CommentThe social network
The launch of the Buy Social Corporate Challenge - which will see a group of companies spend 拢1bn with social enterprises by 2020 - is a catalyst for change. But the concept needs more than money to thrive
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CommentGet up-to-speed with BIM
The ECA is providing guidance for firms trying to engage with building information modelling
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CommentA tragedy we cannot afford to forget
The level of complexity involved in the safe operation and maintenance of cranes is underlined by the length of time taken to reach a verdict over the Battersea tragedy
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CommentEvidence-based design: It鈥檚 complicated
Five key points around using evidence-based design for workplace environments
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CommentDown the garden path
The government still seems keen to invoke the garden city movement of the past to provide much-needed housing. Planning and innovation will be key to deliver high-quality results
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CommentPicking teams
The Brexit referendum could transform the UK from a cultural and economic global focal point to a recession-wracked pariah
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CommentLondon beckons
Three weeks from now, Londoners will head to the polls to decide who will fill the sizeable Boris-shaped void in the capital鈥檚 City Hall
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CommentZaha the great
Zaha Hadid broke boundaries and will inspire a new generation of young architects with her inventiveness and experimentation
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CommentZero Carbon RIP
Improving quality of life and tackling climate change must go hand in hand in delivering the new homes that the UK needs