Furloughed staff at collapsed builder told they could be dumped from scheme by Thursday

By Jordan Marshall2020-04-28T05:00:00

Around 90 employees at Lancashire contractor facing redundancy in 48 hours – making them ineligible to remain in government safety net

Employees of the firm whose collapse administrators have partly blamed on the coronavirus lockdown have been told they will be removed from the government’s furlough scheme if a buyer is not found by the middle of this week.

Lancashire contractor Construction Partnership UK went into administration on Friday after 20 years of trading.

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