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Workers' Compensation Claims: A Common Employer's Nightmare

Construction Business Owner

Workers’ compensation claims and how to keep them under control have always been a concern for employers. Incidents ending in claims occur in virtually all industries and can be costly and time consuming. There is no federal workers’ compensation law that addresses workplace injuries.

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How Construction Robotics Will Affect the Industry

Lets Build

Construction robotics is one solution that some firms are adopting to combat these challenges, so let’s break down how it’s affecting the industry. 5 ways construction robotics and construction automation are changing the industry. Robotics in the construction industry will introduce cost savings.

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How Industry Leaders Are Trying to Recruit a New Generation of Workers

Pro Builder

How Industry Leaders Are Trying to Recruit a New Generation of Workers. The construction industry gets a bad rap among Millenials and Gen Z, but can industry leaders change their minds? These fears are not entirely unfounded, said Priya Kapila, compensation practice leader at FMI Corp., Thu, 10/28/2021 - 09:41.

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How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development

Pro Builder

How the Construction Industry Is Rethinking Workforce Development. Home builders, trade associations, NGOs, and other groups are aggressively ramping up skilled construction labor training programs to bring more workers into the industry. To attract applicants, Turning Leaf recently raised its entry-level compensation to $17 per hour.

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Buoyed by construction activity, architect compensation continues to see healthy gains

BD+C

The burst in construction spending over the past several years has been a boon to architectural firms, where as an industry payroll employment has grown by an average of 7,500 positions per year over the past size years. About 4,500 of that annual increase in staffing has been for architectural positions.

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Branka Minic’s Plan to Build and Retain a Talented Workforce

Pro Builder

That’s why Minic and the BTF are working to offer training resources and career paths at no cost to employers, one company at a time. Branka Minic: The first part of our strategy is promoting careers in construction and building a strong pipeline of diverse talent to the industry. The second is building talent connections.

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PSMJ’s Director of A/E Industry Surveys Featured in ASHRAE Journal

PSMJ Resources

The February issue of ASHRAE Journal , the leading source for engineers in the heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning industries, features original analysis on A/E compensation by PSMJ’s own Kate Allen, P.E., Director of A/E Industry Surveys. 2014 Staff Compensation Survey, Click Here.