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Is Your Construction Business Prepared and Protected for ICE Undocumented Worker Audits?

Understand and navigate the government’s amplified focus on undocumented workers to protect your business from escalating fines, jail time, delay damages and back-charges

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Automation as a "Problem Solver" for Labor Shortage

At a Volvo CE technology forum, Waste Management's John Meese pointed out the opportunity heavy equipment automation offers for redefining the operator's role and placing them in an environment that today's workforce will find "more palatable."

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How to Avoid Contract Breaches During a Construction Labor Shortage

Contractors must fully understand the provisions outlined in contracts to ensure they’re not impacted by labor availability

contractors must fully understand the provisions outlined in Contracts to ensure they’re not impacted by labor availability. An honest mistake could spell disaster for a company that’s legally unprepared.

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Construction Labor Shortage May Be Contributing to Opioid Abuse

Overwork from a tight labor market can lead to exhausted workers and more dangerous jobsites - conditions that could exacerbate opioid abuse

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Filling Open Job Positions

In January, I received an email from a Washington D.C.-based contractor who wanted to share his latest trials and tribulations as it relates to hiring laborers for his concrete contracting company.

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Idaho Construction Combine Aims to Fill State's Skilled Laborer Shortage

The Combine is a two-day training event where job seekers will train in areas including framing, concrete, electrical, plumbing, flooring and masonry

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Lowe's Develops Skilled Trades Workforce Development Program for Employees

Track to the Trades is a new workforce development initiative that aims to provide innovative career alternatives and financial support for employees to pursue a skilled trade.

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Construction Labor Market Tightest Since 2000

Rebound in oil, gas industries contributing to regional labor shortages, increased prices, says IHS Markit

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Are Health Reimbursement Plans a Better Option for Small Construction Companies?

2017 Zane Benefits Report shows health reimbursement plans cost small construction firms 23% to 49% less than group health insurance

Small construction companies gave an average monthly allowance of $507 per employee in 2016, across all states and family sizes – a 29% increase since 2015.

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How Skill Training Plays Into Worker Retention

It’s important for contractors to recognize that providing educational opportunities, training classes and personal development for all levels of the workforce can directly impact the retention of workers

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Personnel Management

The Making of a Leader: The General Manager

The construction general manager must be engaged and active in leading, directing and motivating all the right people and processes to produce a profitable result

The role of general manager is a role that is designed to be active and engaging.

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7 Tips to Keep Your Construction Company Thinking from Going to the Dogs

How can we shake up our construction workers to be more active in their thinking and to think more clearly, objectively and effectively?

Even good people can fall prey to not taking the time to make good decisions, or worse, ignore important and available information that would have led them to a better decision.

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