Revealed: furlough claims made by the largest contractors in July

Contractors among the 100 largest in the UK claimed up to £900,000 from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in July. New data from HMRC showed that claims had dropped from June, when they totalled up to £1.4m. It is the first time since December, when… The post Revealed: furlough claims made by the largest contractors in July appeared first on Construction News.

Revealed: furlough claims made by the largest contractors in June

Contractors among the 100 largest in the UK claimed up £1.4m from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in June. The data from HMRC revealed that claims dropped from up to £1.8m in May. The 20 per cent drop came in the month before the scheme… The post Revealed: furlough claims made by the largest contractors in June appeared first on Construction News.

McLaughlin & Harvey pays £2m dividend after furlough claims

McLaughlin & Harvey paid out £2m worth of dividends in 2020 after claiming government money in furlough grants over the same year. The Belfast-based contractor claimed £2.2m of furlough cash from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme according to its accounts for the year up to… The post McLaughlin & Harvey pays £2m dividend after furlough claims appeared first on Construction News.

Bam Nuttall pays back furlough cash ‘through contracts’ as dividend declared

Bam Nuttall has paid back a “substantial” part of its £4.2m furlough grant because of the nature of its contracts, the company has claimed. Accounts for the civils firm released this week show it claimed the sum from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme during the… The post Bam Nuttall pays back furlough cash ‘through contracts’ as dividend declared appeared first on Construction News.

More than 160,000 still furloughed at end of April

More than 160,000 construction workers remained on furlough at the end of April, new figures have shown. Data released by the government this week showed that 166,600 roles in the sector were being supported by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on 30 April 2021.… The post More than 160,000 still furloughed at end of April appeared first on Construction News.