Government under fire as Kier misses pay targets on public jobs

By Will Ing2019-06-17T05:00:00

UK’s second biggest contractor takes 55 days to pay suppliers on public jobs – despite 30 day rule

The government is facing growing criticism from subcontractors’ groups after it emerged that Kier is missing payment rules on public sector jobs.

The firm is the UK’s second biggest contractor and one of the government’s largest suppliers, with roughly half of its £4.2bn annual turnover coming from public work.

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