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Apps
[APP] Manage Construction Employees' Schedules and Time Sheets with Planday Mobile App
Easily manage employee schedules, human resources, time clocking and team communication with the Planday Employee Scheduling mobile app
November 22, 2016
Employees using the app can swap, handover or sell shifts.
Business Services
Making Sense of the New Overtime Rule and Its Impact on Construction Companies
Unlike other industries, construction has a unique blend of salaried employees, hourly workers and independent contractors, and the FLSA’s changes are structured differently towards each group
November 21, 2016
Thoroughly assessing your business, conducting a wage-and-hour analysis, and investing in the right advice and technologies, can ultimately save you a lot of time and money against costly and damaging noncompliance lawsuits in the future.
Paving
Are You Ready for New Overtime Rules?
How new overtime rules impact construction contractors
November 14, 2016
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Apps
[APP] Capture and Analyze Construction Field Productivity
The Productivity Capture and Analysis mobile app is designed to accurately help construction contractors capture field productivity on an individual or crew basis
November 1, 2016
Once the data is inputted into the app, the app measures, on an interval basis, the activities of the workday to analyze how much time is being put toward productive time, support time and wasted time.
Coaching & Consulting
The Honor in Leading Others
Leading others is not about how smart one is, how talented one is or how charismatic one is, it is more about the commitment the leader feels to be the best that they can be
October 18, 2016
For any construction leader, being given the opportunity to lead others represents the trust that their senior leaders have placed in the leader to make the right decision, influence the right behavior and secure the right building practices.
Business Services
Colorado Construction Careers Now Trains State Residents for Free
Colorado's Construction Careers Now is a pre-apprenticeship training program designed to train young adults just starting out and older adults changing industries
October 17, 2016
Launched in July 2016 as a joint effort by the Associated General Contractors of Colorado (AGC), the Colorado Contractors Association and the Hispanic Contractors of Colorado, Construction Careers Now is a pre-apprenticeship training program designed to train young adults just starting out and older adults changing industries.
Apps
[APP] Reduce Foreman Time Card Entry Time with HeavyJob Mobile App
Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc. (HCSS)
HeavyJob Mobile is a time card and reporting app designed specifically for the construction industry
October 11, 2016
Pre-fill crew and equipment information.
Business Services
Miron Construction Inspires Youth to 'Build Like a Girl'
Wisconsin contractor launches “Build Like a Girl” program to give young girls a hands-on experience and hopefully inspire an interest in careers in construction
October 10, 2016
The day-long event for girls in 7th through 10th grade included hands-on experiences including pouring concrete, setting block, setting steel and operating equipment
Business Services
How to Host a Construction Career Day
Most construction career day events include multiple contractors from the area (or even the state) and give students exposure to many of the different construction trade jobs available to them
October 3, 2016
One great way to attract students to the construction industry is to hold a construction career day.
Construction Toolbox
Is an Online Job-Matching Website the New Way to Find New Employees?
Hard Hat Hub brings together construction job seekers and construction companies looking to hire through an online search platform
September 22, 2016
An online job matching resource is a great tool for the construction industry, especially as the industry is trying to reach out to the younger, Internet generation. This is where the next generation of workers is. Plus, with smartphones basically attached to our hands, a website like Hard Hat Hub means those looking for construction jobs can find work or employers can find employees almost any time any day.
Business Services
How a Contractor's Actions Can Influence Employees to Care More
Getting your employees to care might have more to do with what you care about and what you do than it does about their caring effort
September 12, 2016
Getting your employees to care might have more to do with what you care about and what you do than it does about their caring effort.
Personnel Management
How Document Software Slashed National Roofing Contractor's Administrative Costs
Document-management system eliminates four archivists from Aspen Countracting’s payroll and bypasses data-entry redundancy; ‘this system is going to save us millions of dollars’
September 6, 2016
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Business
Construction Employment Increases in Two-thirds of Metro Areas in July
Construction employment increased in 239 of 358 metro areas and decreased or was stagnated in 119
September 1, 2016
The largest job losses from July 2015 to July 2016 were in Louisville/Jefferson County, Ky.-Ind. followed by New Orleans-Metairie, La., Birmingham- Hoover, Ala. and Anchorage, Alaska
Business Services
Two-thirds of Construction Firms Struggling to Find Qualified Craft Workers
While 69% of contractors report trouble finding qualified workers, that's 17% below the 86% that claimed trouble in 2015
September 1, 2016
Growing demand for construction workers helps explain why 75% of firms report it will continue to be hard, or get harder, to find hourly craft workers this year.
Business Services
How Delegation Can Be a Contractor's Secret Weapon for Development
If you prepare your people the right way for delegation you will find that there are several “wins” experienced
August 29, 2016
Complete delegation is not complete “dumping.” If you prepare your people the right way for delegation you will find that there are several “wins” experienced.
Business Services
Count the Cost of Using Coarse Language in Construction
Coarse language can leave a bad impression on the customer or create a negative environment between workers
August 22, 2016
Coarse language never leaves the customer thinking very positive about the company represented by the speaker of foul words.
Business Services
How to Re-Ignite a Tired Foreman
Re-igniting the fire under your field leaders isn’t easy nor is it a one-time activity
August 15, 2016
As tempting as it is for most contractors to want to kick a field leader in the pants to “pick it up,” it’s important that contractors discern whether a struggling foreman is just having a bad week or is there something a bit more invasive. Re-igniting the fire under your field leaders isn’t easy nor is it a one-time activity. Consistency is important here.
Business Services
Start Preparing for Careers in Construction Month
With shortages of craft professionals across the country, now is the time to promote construction careers in each state
August 10, 2016
Recognizing October as Careers in Construction Month can generate publicity for the construction industry and help promote career opportunities.
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