Renee Preston, director at Gallaway Construction and founder of Construction for Women In the 1980s, Britain faced a youth employment crisis. Unemployment peaked near 12 per cent – and for school leavers it was far worse. The government accepted responsibility and introduced the Youth Training… The post Why do we lock young people out of
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Clara Gautrais is a senior associate and Sean Pearce is an immigration paralegal at Fragomen In May, the government outlined a series of proposals in a white paper aimed at reducing net migration and incentivising businesses to recruit domestic talent. The plans affect every major… The post The immigration white paper: what builders need to
David Savage is a partner and head of construction engineering & projects at Charles Russell Speechlys Grenfell Tower was an all too typical project for its level of value, procured on the same flawed basis of construction economics and pressures that are still recognisable everywhere.… The post Grenfell Tower Inquiry: a crucial step forward with
Simon Shaw is a senior associate at Mayer Brown On 17 May 2018, Dame Judith Hackitt declared that the Building Regulations regime in the UK was “not fit for purpose”. Following this, there have been a number of cases and legislative changes relating to fire-safety… The post Grenfell: 5 legal learnings the final inquiry report
Adam Mathewson is a solicitor and Karen Morean is a partner at Devonshires Statutory adjudication has been a fixture of the construction industry for 25 years. Its success and acceptance within the industry is perhaps best demonstrated by how few adjudication decisions are challenged in… The post Challenging adjudication enforcement in the Technology and Construction
Steve Carey is a partner and Carolyn Davies is an associate at Charles Russell Speechlys The case of Martlet Homes Limited v Mulalley and Co Limited is the first post-Grenfell Technology and Construction Court decision on a claim relating to fire safety and cladding. While… The post Cladding court ruling provides post-Grenfell liability pointers appeared…
Richard Harpham is chief revenue officer at Slate Technologies Like many industries, people in construction often fall victim to various pitfalls when it comes to decision-making. Sometimes workers and managers make choices because of unintentional biases that prevent teams from tackling old problems in new… The post Getting decision-making right appeared first on Construction News...