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CommentExclude the dissenters
I would like to comment on Apocalypse Cow, the column by Richard Steer (13 April, page 34.)
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Home and away
Your article suggesting that the launch of international health and safety assessment will 鈥渆ncourage unqualified workers to come to the UK鈥� is misleading (15 June, page 15). The new international assessment, based on the success and high standards of the UK ConstructionSkills Health and Safety Test, is aimed at qualified ...
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The master builders
This photograph of workmen trimming rebar at a site near Giza in Cairo was sent in by Eric Fleming of Dawn Construction.
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Mediation under the microscope
Enthusiasts will tell stories to show that mediation is a cure-all while others remain unconvinced. Nicholas Gould summarises the findings of a survey that goes beyond the merely anecdotal
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CommentNot too comfy
Construction output is at an all-time high but with skills and materials shortages creeping up on us, we need to be prepared for a downturn
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CommentRegime change
More stories from the dark side as politicians struggle for each others jobs, rogue builders cash in on the floods and I violate the smoking ban
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A standard position
Reinwood Ltd appealed the court鈥檚 finding that L Brown & Sons Ltd had validly determined its employment under the contract on the grounds that Reinwood had continued to fail to pay the amount properly due under an interim certificate by the final date for payment. Reinwood and Brown entered into ...
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CommentTalking lizards
Consultant QSs are on a mission to convince us that they are the client鈥檚 best protection against the greedy reptiles in the contracting sector. In fact, the reverse is the case 鈥�
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CommentThe boomerang effect
This is a cautionary tale of a court doing its best to assist the parties to resolve their differences through mediation, and finding itself embroiled in a Court of Appeal case. Here鈥檚 what happened 鈥�
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CommentHousebound
You can鈥檛 believe your luck! You鈥檝e been given a meaty project to undertake entirely from the comfort of your own home. No battling with public transport, no rising at the crack of dawn, no working late. Here鈥檚 how to actually get some work done.
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CommentHaving a flutter
You couldn鈥檛 move for the likes of Rogers and Stefanou at Ascot last week 鈥� but if the gee-gees aren鈥檛 your bag an intrepid threesome are preparing to tee-off for a 24-hour Scottish golfing challenge
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CommentDog help dog
I felt your article on recruitment, referred to in the leader as the 鈥渄og-eat-dog world of the headhunter鈥�, was imbalanced and it was interesting that you only approached one source for a response 鈥� Hays, which is not a headhunter but a recruitment agency.
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Get the best out of them
While I find it unhelpful to lay the blame solely at the door of the headhunters (what did the industry do in the nineties to attract school leavers?), I would like to point out some fundamental truths of the industry:
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A helping hand
Your article 鈥淒oes the industry still need Women in Property?鈥� (8 June, page 54) fails to address the fact that in construction, barriers still exist for those who don鈥檛 fit the mould.
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