DOL to up minimum wage to $14 per hour for federal contractors

Despite the increase, the rate remains below Biden-era levels, which hit $15 per hour.

Winners named for £1.6bn University of Oxford framework

Full list of winning contractors

Contractors willing to price more jobs but concerns over schemes getting up and running remain, G&T says

Cost consultant says firms eyeing work as market softens but Tier 1s only prepared to tender ‘credible’ higher-value projects

Chain reaction: new right-to-work rules set to hit tier ones

New right-to-work rules could leave contractors facing £60,000 fines for people they do not employ – and may not even know are working in their supply chains The post Chain reaction: new right-to-work rules set to hit tier ones appeared first on Construction News.

Federal Injunction Hits $7.5B in Big Bend Border Construction Contracts

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not disclosed whether contractors are demobilizing or what work can continue across five Big Bend construction contracts impacted by the injunction.

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