A study carried out by the University of Denver and released this week finds that the chronic shortage of skilled labour is costing the single-family home building sector, and the…

Experts join the 21CC podcast to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing construction employers in the retrofit market.

Israel launched a construction recruitment drive in India this week seeking 10,000 workers as its war in Gaza makes Israeli reservists and Palestinians unavailable for building work. Thousands of young…

Average wages for US construction site and office workers rose by 5.9% over the year to November, hitting $34.96 an hour, says employers group the Associated General Contractors of America…

Britain’s builders are being offered a £6,000 sweetener to lure them to sunny Western Australia. The Australian state is experiencing a construction boom on the back of multi-million-pound government investment…

The government of the Canadian province of Ontario this month promised legislation that would ban employers from requiring Canadian work experience in job advertisements and application forms. The law is…

New website will focus on construction’s people challenges in areas such as leadership, EDI, mental health. The Chartered Institute of Building has launched a new website to address construction’s yawning…

Hong Kong’s Development Bureau has set out its plans to increase the number of construction workers in the region. The agency plans to improve construction training, increase productivity, improve the…