WTW Sues Lockton After 18 Construction Insurance Brokers Jump Ship

A 44-minute wave of resignations triggered a legal fight over client relationships, restrictive employment agreements and the movement of specialized construction-risk talent.

Research finds regional disparities in employment, pay and working conditions for skilled construction workers

Trades working in London face higher housing and living costs

RE:UK broadly welcomes revised National Planning Policy Framework

RE:UK praised the NPPF's "clearer framework for strategic sites, changes to Spatial Development Strategy timeframes, stronger recognition of employment and logistics uses, and more nuanced approach to housing tenure". The post RE:UK broadly welcomes revised National Planning Policy Framework appeared first on Property Week.

CITB report finds dramatic shift to direct employment

A report from the training board has found a dramatic shift in the proportion of self-employed workers in the sector over a three-year period. The post CITB report finds dramatic shift to direct employment appeared first on Construction News.

‘Historic’ labor market shrinkage highlights need for AI: Economist

A pullback from employment by workers age 65 and older may partly allay concerns that demand for artificial intelligence will fall short of a coming surge in supply, per economist Joe Brusuelas.

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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