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I worked construction for over 32 years. I was never offered a pension plan until recently as it wasn't compulsory in the building industry. I was working for the biggest construction company in the country and ended up with a serious back condition due in part to their shoddy work practices. I...

Ha Ha , Thanks Purple! One thing I would say to anyone ,in any job is to sort your pension early. I didn't think my pension would be so bad. To see some pension returns of some of the posters here is amazing!!

It is very difficult and dangerous work. I left school in the Eighties with a bad leaving cert. Went to the UK and started working on sites. The wages weren't great , but the cost of living was low. You could get a bedsit for 40 quid a week!. The health and safety was pretty nonexistent ...

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As a former construction worker , I can agree with these points. I was 30 yrs on sites around Ireland and UK. The last real pool of construction workers left school in the eighties. During the boom the shortfall was met by Eastern Europeans. Like myself, most of these guys are in their 50's and...

Tell him you will contact the Law Society.Plenty of reports in the papers lately about solicitors messing about with peoples compensation money!!!!

Go for the cheaper one .My brother in law drives a 05 Octavia for taxi work He bought it in 2007 with 60k on the clock .It now has over 400k miles on it!!

Would it not make sense for the higher earner to remain working and claim all tax credits plus home carers tax credit? This would negate the need for such exorbitant creche fees for a start.The monthly take home pay for the two of you would not be much different .This would allow a better...