All Comment articles – Page 118
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CommentLegal: Bridging the gender pay gap
Keely Rushmore explains what firms must do to meet new requirements on reporting the gender pay gap, and how they can turn the new rules to reputational advantage
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CommentDrop in apprenticeship starts shows need for reform
Given that the skills shortage is currently the number one concern for most construction employers and therefore it’s vital that the industry recruits and trains more new entrants
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CommentTake back control – of procurement
Public procurement has lost its way: PFI has not only left the public sector out of pocket but stripped it of the expertise needed to be an effective client
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CommentA wake up call for 'retro man'
The gender pay gap won’t close itself, it’s going to take a concerted and above all conscious effort. We should embrace the mandatory reporting from April as a much-needed wake-up call to get started.
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CommentLook beyond the job board when recruiting
Building skills capacity and a loyal and energetic workforce is the key to long-term success – yet the reality is that recruitment sites or job boards are no longer the only way to find talent
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CommentMIPIM 2018 - the future of urban life is now
This year’s conference will focus on urbanisation across the globe in the next 20-30 years, and a plan on delivering predicited widespread expansion should be high on the agenda
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CommentGreater than the sum of its parts - are joint ventures the future of the UK’s housing delivery?
Mash Halai, chairman at John Rowan and Partners and joint venture expert, comments on what makes a successful partnership…
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CommentHansom: Knock knock
While Carillion and its auditors continue to be verbally demolished by MPs, a former residence of mine could prove harder to knock down – while at my new home in Shoreditch, the writing is on the wall
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CommentLegal: The end of the smash and grab?
Andy Mather and Richard Rowlatt explain a new ruling that will make it harder for contractors to insist on full payment if the employer has failed to issue a valid payment or pay less notice
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CommentThe Elemental Workplace: a unifying framework
Landlords design speculative vanilla base buildings which contractors build and then other contractors fit out to Cat A. But is there another way?
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CommentLeader: Backwards momentum
Stunted development plans in north London borough could have implications for developer-local government relationships
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CommentNew foundations
US start-up Katerra’s digitally-led, off-site housebuilding model holds the key to overhauling the UK’s inefficient construction sector to increase productivity
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CommentLegal - for fools rush in...
While the Carillion disaster highlights the need for action on retentions, says Francis Ho, we must not rush into legislation
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CommentLegal - Backwards or forwards?
Victoria Peckett considers the relative merits of prospective and retrospective delay analysis, in the light of recent court rulings
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CommentThe future is flexibility: how far can we push future-proofing?
With political upheaval and an unstable economic footing on the horizon, designers and contractors will be challenged to future-proof like never before. This will involve working closely with occupiers and developers to think more laterally and creatively about the potential of their building and what work they ...
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CommentLegal - the sense of an ending
When terminating a contract it is vital to closely follow the procedure in the text
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CommentTake me to your leaders
The absence of leadership in construction is deafening, says Rudi Klein. Who will step up to drive through the industry’s urgent agenda for change?
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CommentTime to embrace change
As we move to embrace digital technologies in our industry, we cannot expect rigid and traditional structures to remain fit for purpose
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CommentBuilding the Arc – what’s next for the Oxford-Cambridge corridor
The developments for the Oxford-Cambridge corridor include substantial new settlements, but at present, the proposals seem fragmented with no-one in overall charge
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CommentShould we retain retentions?
It looks as though it is finally time to rethink the practice of withholding cash retentions on building projects