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Confederation Comment - Late Payments: Still Biggest Threat!

 

 

Subcontractors - Late Payments: Still Biggest Threat!

Published 7th December 2016

It is pleasing to note that “large companies will be required to publish details on how quickly they pay their suppliers, under draft regulations released by Small Business Minister Margot James” (Construction Enquirer 6/12/2016). Although a year later than originally promised, it is still pleasing nonetheless. We must wait to see if payment practices improve because of these regulations. However, we at the Confederation of Construction Specialists are sceptical and not convinced. The onus is on the main contractor to improve bad practice because they must report twice yearly on their payment practices under the ‘Duty to Report Rule’. However, main contractors already know of the hardship they cause and being deterred because they should report it does not seem like a deterrent at all.

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