Bureaucracy preventing small UK building firms from taking on apprentices

A third of small construction firms in the UK are being put off from taking on apprentices because of the bureaucracy involved, according to a new research report. The construction industry is in the midst of a skills crisis which can only be solved if more employers take on apprentices, says the report from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The research shows that 94% of small construction firms want to train apprentices but a third are being turned off by a number of serious ‘fear fac...