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5 Tips for Retention That Benefit the Worker & the Work Environment

Construction Business Owner

Today’s labor market is already challenging, and workers are setting the terms of their employment. To make a real difference, companies need to know why workers quit and understand how to create a work environment that makes them want to stay. Follow these tips for success. .

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Alliance Construction Project Delivery – Driving Public Sector Stewardship of the Built Environment!

Job Order Contracting

Alliance Construction Project Delivery is critical to public sector stewardship of the built environment. Arguably, positive financial and environmental outcomes are impossible without it! Current Situation #1 Initial budgets for Repair, Renovation, Maintenance, and New Builds are almost always exceeded. #2 appeared first on 4BT.

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How to Build a Strong Safety Program

Construction Business Owner

A safe workplace is also critical to employee recruitment and retention, which are important in today’s competitive employment environment. Successful companies know the importance of keeping their teams safe, no matter the type of work they do or the conditions in which they do them.

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The Pros and Cons of an Engineering Degree In Today’s Environment

Construction Marketing

The only other industries where professionals feel more confident about their employment prospects are in finance, wholesale, and hospitality. According to a study of over 2,000 UK employees, 23% of the UK workforce feel “insecure” at work—but only 18% of engineers feel that way.

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OSHA proposes rule to protect workers from extreme heat

Construction Dive

Released this morning, the standard would require employers to provide water and rest breaks when high heat creates a hazardous work environment.

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Investments in ‘human experiences’ are paying off for employers

BD+C

The intensifying race to find and keep talent in an increasingly competitive digital business environment have enabled employees to reshape the workplace in their image, including access to a flexible work environment and schedule, overall health and well-being programs, childcare, meal services, and sustainability initiatives.

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How a Philadelphia contractor is adapting to slower pace of work amid pandemic

Construction Dive

Managers at LOTT Restaurant Construction have refined timelines, employed virtual walkthroughs and researched practices from hospital construction to help the firm and clients evolve in a changing business environment.