Jansons snaps up £35m Thames Valley Park plot in Reading

The company said the purchase of the undeveloped plot is part of its strategy of investing in well-located employment sites across the Thames Valley. The post Jansons snaps up £35m Thames Valley Park plot in Reading appeared first on Property Week.

Social-value procurement rules to drop net zero for skills

Net-zero considerations will be removed from the social-value criteria used to score bids for major government contracts from next year in favour of a jobs and skills focus. The Cabinet Office’s new Social Value Model, will focus exclusively on jobs, employment conditions and skills, replacing… The post Social-value procurement rules to drop net zero for skills appeared first on Construction News.

Elements Europe workers win tribunal award over redundancies

Former workers at Elements Europe have gained a 90-day protective award after an employment tribunal found the collapsed modular specialist failed to consult over mass redundancies. Employment Judge Maxwell ruled that Elements Europe breached section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act… The post Elements Europe workers win tribunal award over redundancies appeared first on Construction News.

National Grid pledges £5M to help 5,000 young people into work backing Burnham’s technical education drive

National Grid has pledged £5M to fund training and employment support for 5,000 young people over the next five years becoming one of the first major employers to back Prime Minister Andy Burnham's recent overhaul of technical education. The post National Grid pledges £5M to help 5,000 young people into work backing Burnham’s technical education drive appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

HL-Lower Thames Crossing aims to create skills legacy SF-The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects, but those leading its employment and skills programme argue its most enduring legacy won’t be measured in kilometres of new road or tonnes of… The post appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

BCIS - Construction Inflation: is delivery a problem? 03072023

With 69% of British civil engineering firms reporting difficulties with finding skilled operatives, it’s perhaps no surprise that HS2 is now facing a labour shortage. As labour looks set to become the next cost driver, we ask the question: Construction inflation: is delivery a problem? The BCIS webinar team will provide valuable expertise and insights throughout the session. Attendees will also have the opportunity to submit questions.

nla - The future of work in London, 10102022

More Londoners are working from home than other parts of the country, according to Richard Brown, who has been working with King’s College London to understand how Covid has altered the way Londoners now work and what the future of employment in the city will look like. He talks to Peter Murray

CNBC - Why Starbucks, Apple And Google Are Unionizing Now For The First Time, 05082022

Since December, workers have led a surge of unionization unlike anything the U.S. has seen since the Great Depression. First-ever unions have now formed at more than 200 Starbucks, an Apple store in Maryland, a Google Fiber contractor, REI, Trader Joe’s, Kickstarter, and a gaming division of Microsoft. Here’s why experts say it’s happening now, and why these progressive companies are fighting back against the movements.

The B1M - Construction 2025 Explained 09032016

B1M’s Fred Mills explaining why construction matters, why it needs to change and how to approach the radical targets proposed. The British government have an Industrial Strategy that supports job creation and economic growth. As part of that Strategy, they are forming partnerships with key, influential sectors – including construction. “Construction 2025” is the strategy developed by industry and the UK Government to improve construction by 2025.

Reinventing schools would boost Britain by £125bn a year, Times Education Commission finds

Reform of the education system would give the British economy a £125 billion-a-year boost to profits, according to a study published by The Times Education Commission.

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