How can we fix the construction industry workforce crisis?
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) believes that more than 200,000 skilled workers are needed by the mid-2020s. It doesn’t help that the industry is also suffering from an ageing workforce. Data from the 2011 census showed that one...
CITB calls for more plant operators to combat skills shortage
Plant operatives and assessors are to be trained up as part of a new initiative from CITB to help combat the crippling skills shortage. As part of the new three-year initiative, hundreds of trainee plant operatives and assessors look poised to grasp new...
A rise in construction injuries and fall in prosecutions raises concern
Unite has warned that new figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) undermine improvements in safety, as construction injuries rise while prosecutions fall. The HSE’s figures show that the number of non-fatal injuries per...
Major construction employers explore flexible working
Timewise, the flexible working consultants have launched the Construction Pioneers programme, an action research project looking at how to re-design jobs to enable more flexible working in the construction industry The Construction Pioneers programme has...
VAT changes for CIS Sub-contractors delayed
The VAT rule changes for building contractors and sub-contractors that were expected to come into effect imminently, have been delayed for 12 months until 1 October 2020. This surprise announcement followed intense lobbying by the construction industry who have...