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An independent economic report has laid bare the impact of the partial lockdown of construction on the industry, its employees, clients, and the wider economy. The CIF presented the report to the Irish Government to demonstrate that the shutdown’s negative impacts are unnecessary as HSE evidence shows construction does not impact on Covid-19 spread. Commenting on the study CIF, Director General, Tom Parlon, said, “HSE monitoring of construction has shown minimal cases since September. This is because the industry can operate at full capacity without contributing to the spread of Covid-19. This report reveals taht every week of this unnecessary shutdown costs 800 homes, €427m in lost output, €156m per week in lost profit and wages, €32m in lost Exchequer revenues and almost 2,800 fewer persons employed. In addition, 60,000 construction workers, instead of contributing to the economy safely, are costing the Exchequer €21m in PUP weekly. CIF study details impact of Irish lockdown
Louise Warde Hunter, Principal and Chief Executive at Belfast Met.
Belfast Met partners for apprenticeshipproject
The six colleges of Further and Higher Education in Northern Ireland are working in partnership on a collaborative Apprenticeship Development Project, funded through the Department for Economy’s Apprenticeship Challenge Fund. The Challenge Fund is part of the Department’s Apprenticeship Recovery Package for Northern Ireland, which channels financial support to help the apprenticeship system respond to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. Commenting on the new development, Louise Warde Hunter, Principal and Chief Executive at Belfast Met said,
“At Belfast Met we have a deep commitment to skills and apprenticeships. We are fully aware of the critical role that skills will have in the economic recovery, and apprenticeships will be a central component of the recovery. The Apprenticeship Development Project… provides an innovative and collaborative project across the sector, with extensive expertise in teaching, training and engagement with employers across the regional partners.” For more information about apprenticeship business solutions at Belfast Met go to www.belfastmet. ac.uk/apprenticeships/how- apprenticeships-work/
Launch ofmobile business app for tradespeople
Tradesmen and women could free up more time to earn an extra £6,000 each year with a new app developed to help them with their business.
job quoting, project planning, time tracking, product ordering, stock management and invoicing. For most, full use of the app can free up at least four hours a week to spend on fee-earning projects. For a tradesperson with an hourly charge rate of £35 who works 45 weeks a year, this could add £6,300 to their annual income - an approximately 20% increase in average pay. For more information and for links to download Timter from the Apple and Google app stores, visit www. timter.com
Timter is designed to enable British trade professionals –
from electricians to plumbers to carpenters, roofers, small builders and more – to earn more without working harder, win more work through an enhanced professional image and gain better control over their projects. It handles most major aspects of business management including
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