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CommentBite the bullet or fire it?: Terminating a contract
The only thing an employer can be certain of when it gets rid of a contractor is that it will be in for endless headaches and hassle. Here’s why…
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CommentShall I stay or shall I go?: Bad payment
A case of bad paying has to be very severe for you to justify packing your bags. Have faith – here’s an example of a client having to remedy its wrongdoings
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Worse than triffids: Japanese knotweed
Clauses relating to Japanese knotweed still feature in construction contracts despite the arrival of killer bugs
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FeaturesRiding it out – sectors thriving in the crunch
The world will always need GPs’ surgeries, colleges and, it seems, luxury hotels. Muireann Bolger looks at three sectors that might provide shelter from the storm
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FeaturesBoris Johnson’s redistribution of London infrastructure cash
The glad tidings are that Boris Johnson has just given Crossrail a fiscal injection. Unfortunately £3.5bn worth of other transport projects around the capital have been sacrificed to do so. Olivia Boyd looks at where that leaves the industry …
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NewsA blueprint for modern life
One Brighton, the first 'One Planet Living' development, promises to bring sustainable and family-friendly apartment living to the UK. It also points to how future Thames Gateway developments might look
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NewsLargest developer in Gulf may cut jobs
Developer behind Burj Dubai admits it may cut staff as UAE turmoil worsens
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NewsWhy universities are not to be blamed for lack of women in construction
Don’t blame the universities for a lack of women in construction – get in there and get involved
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NewsGreat escape: Extracts from Virtual Grad Fair
Working abroad has its advantaged but it can sometimes be a challenge, say three at the recruitment fair
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NewsJCB to cut nearly 400 jobs
Announcement brings redundancies at construction giant since July to over 900
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NewsBeijing considers new eco district
Green advisers Bioregional in talks with Chinese government about 2000 home community
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NewsHaden Building Management rebrands as Balfour Beatty WorkPlace
New name forms part of plans to more than double the company's turnover within five years
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News11,000 construction workers face redundancy in Macau
Casino operator Las Vegas Sands announces suspension of massive leisure complex on the Cotai strip
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NewsRIBA launches competition to design own rooftop gardens
Successful designer will renew roof terraces at its Portland Place headquarters
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NewsFoster and Rogers schemes approved for Canary Wharf
Mayor presses on with public construction, green-lighting Fosters' Crossrail station and Rogers' Wood Wharf masterplan
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NewsWembley wobble blamed on 'natural settling'
Stadium spokesperson denies reports that movement caused a 40ft crack in the structure
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NewsLive from Stratford: Webcams track progress on 2012 Stadium
Latest images taken by the two ParkCams located at the Olympic Park
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NewsPublic work keeps Morgan Sindall on top form
Record results forecast for 2008, thanks to focus on education and infrastructure
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Artisan stops buying development land
Cambridgeshire-based developer to ride out economic storm with freeze on buying and overhead cuts
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NewsOverseas growth puts Keller on track for record year
Organic growth abroad and infrastructure work boost groundworks firm, which also announces two acquisitions