News Skills shortage costs US economy billions, study finds 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…
News Does the UK have the skills for a retrofit revolution? Experts join the 21CC podcast to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing construction employers in the retrofit market.
News Israel seeks thousands of Indian builders as war saps workforce 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…
News US construction wages hit $35 an hour 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…
News Booming Western Australia offers £6,000 to woo British workers 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…
News Ontario to ban Canadian experience requirement amid skills shortage 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…
News ‘CIOB People’ launched to tackle industry skills gap 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…
News Hong Kong lays out plans to meet growing shortage of construction workers 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…