Time to move on from furlough, contractors say

By Jonathan Owen2020-09-02T05:00:00

Firms credit scheme with saving jobs but say they now need to stand on their own two feet

The government has saved many jobs in construction through its furlough scheme but it is no longer needed, according to some of the country’s largest contractors. The scheme is due to finish at the end of next month.

Paul Hamer, chief executive at Sir Robert McAlpine, told Building: “Early in the lockdown, we had to take the decision to furlough around half of our workforce. The vast majority of our people are now back at work.”

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