Workforce | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Fri, 09 May 2025 08:26:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Workforce | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data ‘Worrying’ rise in migrant worker exploitation on building sites https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/workforce/worrying-rise-in-migrant-worker-exploitation-on-building-sites-09-05-2025/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/workforce/worrying-rise-in-migrant-worker-exploitation-on-building-sites-09-05-2025/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 11:45:31 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520009 Migrant workers are at an increased risk of exploitation on construction sites, a new report has warned. The probe by Achilles, which deals in supply chain risk, found migrant workers are vulnerable to unexplained deductions from wages, restricted access to mobile phones and “informal or…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/workforce/worrying-rise-in-migrant-worker-exploitation-on-building-sites-09-05-2025/feed/ 0 Mace: surging labour costs set to push up tender prices https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/workforce/mace-surging-labour-costs-set-to-push-up-tender-prices-02-04-2025/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:45:06 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=517821 Tender prices are set to rise on the back of mounting labour costs, according to the latest industry forecast. In its quarterly report on the UK construction market, Mace’s consultancy arm said workforce shortages remained a hurdle for the industry, with labour costs rising by…

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]]> Spring Statement: Skills package £120m bigger than trailed https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/government/spring-statement-skills-package-120m-bigger-than-trailed-27-03-2025/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:54:29 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=517299 The construction skills funding package announced at the weekend totals £745m across the entire UK, Construction News has discovered, but three quarters of the cash will not be spent before April 2027. On Saturday night (22 March), the government trumpeted a £600m skills boost for…

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]]> Online learning modules seek to raise neurodiversity awareness https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/workforce/online-learning-modules-seek-to-raise-neurodiversity-awareness-14-01-2025/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:45:35 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=512276 An industry-specific training programme has been launched to support neurodiverse people working in construction firms. A partnership led by the National Federation of Builders (NFB) has developed two online modules designed to build knowledge and skills around neurodiversity in the workplace. The Neurodiversity in Construction…

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