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Small businesses especially hesitant to hire them, but self-employed construction workers are mostly genuine entrepreneurs

Small businesses especially hesitant to hire them, but self-employed construction workers are mostly genuine entrepreneurs

Research by the Economic Institute for Construction (EIB) indicates that most self-employed workers in the sector are genuine entrepreneurs, despite small companies' fears of regulatory issues. Nevertheless, the number of self-employed individuals in the construction industry has declined in 2025 for the first time in ten years.

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