Construction Employment News: September 2021
Here’s a look at employment moves that occurred in the construction industry this month.
Process Digitization: Empowering Employees at the Edge of a Construction Enterprise
Whether it means simplifying everyday operations or enabling long-term strategic planning, organizations that can give employees access to accurate, timely and relevant data know what it means to empower every all employees.
How Construction Leaders Can Address Substance Misuse in the Workplace
There are practical steps contractors can take to mitigate substance use disorders in the workplace. An integrated approach should include comprehensive safety policies and protocols, substance misuse and addiction education, and support for employees who need help.
Construction Must Build a Bridge for Support to Prevent Suicide
Life challenges can build up for all of us and we can build cross-sector supports now. Construction industry stakeholders have an opportunity to bridge a gap across the industry and decrease stigma about seeking help to prevent suicide.
Returning to a Hybrid Workplace
Basing a whole team in an office where everyone reports daily is a thing of the past, given the lessons learned from a forced work-from-home model. Moving forward, the next logical step will be work-from-anywhere scenarios.
Live Field Data Can Reduce Worker Safety Costs in Construction
Accidents happen, but they aren’t inevitable. Live field data can help construction companies decrease and outright eliminate safety failures to protect a company’s most valuable asset—its workers.
Solving the Truck Driver Shortage for Construction Materials
Taking the driver into consideration when purchasing a truck helps ensure buyers can attract and retain quality drivers that are essential to their business success.
Tapping High School Seniors to Recruit the Next Generation of Trade Workers
The industry should try to reach high schoolers directly, where they are: online.
