17% of construction jobs advertise flexible working

A study of construction job adverts has found that 17% offer flexible working options.

Staff sick-days plunge at big four flexi-working firms

Flexible four - BAM Construct, BAM Nuttall, Skanska UK and Willmott Dixon - see big fall in one-day sickies

Flexible working pilot proves successful

An 18-month flexible working practices pilot, designed to test different kinds of flexible working in construction, has proved so successful the four UK contractors taking part have continued with the flexible working practices, after it ended.

Multiplex targets women with flexible working

Multiplex has joined the ranks of major contractors adopting flexible working programmes.

Union disses flexible working movement

While major contractors are embracing flexible working to improve the wellbeing of employees, construction's trade union says the real problem is pay rates and long hours.