Building the Future: How to Attract Gen Z to the Construction and Utilities Industry
By MSW Magazine | Originally posted on mswmag.com A new study shows America is failing to prepare future workers for high-paying construction careers. According to the Associated Builders and Contractors, construction had 366,000 job openings by the end of May this year. The results come as Generation Z — those born from the mid-1990s to the early […]
Slowdown in number of workers quitting construction industry
By Neil Gerrard | Originally posted on international-construction.com The number of construction workers in the US quitting the industry has started to slow, as opportunities in rival industries dry up. That’s according to new figures from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) which has studied data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. ABC found that there […]
Construction Job Openings at 350,000, Says ABC
By Construction Superintendent | Originally posted on consupt.com The construction industry had 350,000 job openings on the last day of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which […]
Why are construction workers supposedly the happiest of any major industry?
By Neil Gerrard | Originally posted on international-construction.com Employees are unhappier than ever across all industries, according to new research. And yet construction workers are, perhaps surprisingly, the happiest in any major industry in the US. The findings come as part of a new report by HR software provider BambooHR. It found that construction workers […]
Electricians in the US are in huge demand, fueled by the IRA
By Europe News | Originally posted on news.europenewss.com The number of electricians employed in the US is at an all-time high in April, and they’re being paid better than ever. But can America sustain the supply of skilled tradespeople needed for these roles? Does employee monitoring work? This area of the job market has been […]
Working to attract, retain apprentices a skilled job in and of itself
By Ian Harvey | Originally posted on canada.constructconnect.com Skilled construction tradespeople should be earning more than some Phds, says Monte McNaughton, Ontario’s minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development. “I always say I need more people in the skilled trades earning more money than the Phds,” says McNaughton, speaking about how to get students […]
There’s Never Been a Better Time in the US to Be an Electrician
By Nate DiCamillo | Originally posted on qz.com The May US jobs report showed that electricians are getting hired and paid at record levels The number of electricians employed in the US is at an all-time high in April, and they’re being paid better than ever. But can America sustain the supply of skilled tradespeople […]
U.S. DOL introduces construction safety, health committee
By Lindsey Anderson | Originally posted on constructiontechnology.media The U.S. Department of Labor announced the appointments of 15 people to serve as members on the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. The committee provides advice and assistance to the Secretary of Labor and the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health on Construction Safety […]
Nonresidential Construction Employment Increases in May
By abc.org/economics | Originally posted on consupt.com The construction industry added 25,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has increased by 192,000 jobs, an increase of 2.5%. Nonresidential construction employment expanded by […]
What Does the NLRB’s New Take on Non-Competes Mean for Employers?
By Grant T. Pecor, David J. Pryzbylski, and Aaron Vance | Originally posted on natlawreview.com Highlights According to the NLRB’s General Counsel, nearly all non-compete provisions contained in employment agreements are invalid restrictions on employee’s rights under the NLRA Non-competes are only valid in “special circumstances,” which do not include desire to avoid competition; to […]