Balfour beats Kier to £1.2bn Lower Thames Crossing roads deal
Balfour Beatty has scooped the £1.2bn contract to deliver the Roads North of the Thames’ package of works for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing. The firm will be responsible for the design and delivery of over 10 miles of new … Continue reading
60,000 Grandfather Rights skills cards soon to be invalid
More than 60,000 industry skills cards issued under the Grandfather Rights process will expire on 31st December 2024 and cannot be renewed. The end of all CSCS Industry Accreditation cards issued from 1st Jan 2020 is part of the Construction … Continue reading
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
In the current job market, unstable economy and rising costs, the need for skilled people remains an urgent need for most businesses. Recent research from WithYouWithMe showed that there is overlooked talent in underrepresented groups. For example, their research showed … Continue reading
Welcoming Gen Z into the workforce
Despite an unstable economy and businesses tightening their belts in response; unemployment rates remain low and for every company that is going through redundancies, new jobs are being created elsewhere. Just because the economy is slowing down, that doesn’t mean … Continue reading
Should you accept a counter-offer?
There is no easy answer to this question. But first things first, what is a counter offer? A counter offer happens when your current employer offers you a higher salary, more company benefits or even a role promotion after you … Continue reading
Ten new towers planned for City of London skyline
Ten new skyscrapers are being planned for London’s financial centre in a major sign of long-term economic confidence in the capital, the Standard can reveal. Developers behind eight of the tower blocks are in confidential “pre application” discussions with the City of London Corporation while two others … Continue reading
FLEXIBLE WORKING THE DEFAULT SAYS GOVERNMENT
Millions of employees will be able to request flexible working from day one of their employment. This is due to new government plans to make flexible working the default, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and MP Kevin … Continue reading
Wall of bubbles protects salmon on John F Hunt dock revamp
John F Hunt Regeneration is using a marine Bubble Curtain for the first time in Europe to protect migrating salmon near its £20m job to revamp a former dockland in South Shields. Part of the contract was to protect migrating … Continue reading
Construction output grows for fourth month running
Construction workloads have continued to hold firm despite strong headwinds in the rest of the UK economy. Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show construction output grew for the fourth consecutive month in October, taking the industry to … Continue reading
Competencies-based interview technique
You made it to the interview stage- Congratulations! But now comes the all-important interview preparation. As well as making sure that you have done your research on the company interviewing you, it is important that you also ensure you are … Continue reading
New body set up to vet plant operator card schemes
A new body has finally been set up to vet plant operator card schemes and ensure training standards meet basic industry needs. The move comes amid concern that the proliferation of plant operator cards has been accompanied by a fall … Continue reading
