All Every Person Counts articles – Page 3
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Coaching clinic: Managing the wellbeing of your team
Creating an environment where employees can flourish and thrive is often a complex challenge, but vital if your organisation is to succeed
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Pupils see behind-the-scenes at HS2 dig site as Open Doors 2023 launches
Build UK scheme invites public behind the hoardings of UK building sites
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Coaching clinic: If in doubt, be more dog
It is important to learn how to communicate assertively, for yourself and your team
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Sunak planning radical skills reform to tackle low productivity
CITB says plans for new technical colleges could help tackle industry’s skills shortage
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Show off construction with Open Doors 2023
Inviting job seekers to visit your sites, offices and factories to is a hugely positive step employers can take, says Anne Pavey at DWP
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Time to tackle mental health head on: what construction can learn from football
Former England midfielder Trevor Steven now works as a mental health ambassador. He says construction should do more to look after its workers better
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Barratt shareholders protest over lack of women on board
Housebuilder says it will announce appointment of new female non-exec within two weeks
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We can and must do more to support women during menopause
On Menopause Awareness Day, Justine Elliott of Lovell discusses its impact on women’s careers and what is needed across all industries to better support them at this time
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In business with Stanhope’s Laura Collins and Tony Wall
The pair discuss the risk of getting major schemes built at a time of rampant inflation and skills shortages – and what the industry could do to attract more young talent
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Plasterers lead the way as self-employed wages exceed expectations
August wage packets for freelance workers up 2% overall, according to Hudson Contract
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The silent revolution: an interview with CITB boss Tim Balcon
Tim Balcon tells Carl Brown about his non-academic background, personal tragedy and his mission to improve vocational qualifications
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Keltbray to hand staff £1,000 cost of living payment
Contractor the latest firm to put hand in pocket to help employees struggling to meet bills
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T-Levels: students tell us what they think
Two years ago the government launched a new qualification for post-GCSE students, and the first batch received their results last month. So, how did they get on?
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Balfour Beatty launches fresh site safety initiative to run throughout September
Contractor has identified 10 potential fatal activities to address
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Firms declare T-levels a ‘win-win’ as first results are revealed
Companies including Willmott Dixon and Morgan Sindall have been giving students on-the-job training while they study for new qualification
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Bridging the gap: Ramboll’s new approach to career breaks
As part of our Every Person Counts campaign, we explore Ramboll’s Return to Work programme
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LABC launches fully funded building control course as industry readies for new regulator
Students will be paid a full salary while they learn in effort to attract new recruits into the profession
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Construction pay rises faster than most sectors but still falls in real terms
Industry vacancies drop to lowest level for several months but remain historically high
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HS2 narrowly miss diversity targets for in-house workforce
But supply chain more diverse than industry average
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Construction courses ‘most affected by staff shortages’
85% of further education colleges surveyed report difficulties recruiting staff to teach construction