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These 5 essential traits in your team are the secret to a successful construction project

Fieldwire

Be accountable: Mistakes are inevitable in construction projects. Be accountable for your shortcomings and act on them quickly. Mutual respect Respecting another person includes acknowledging their talents and abilities, and not discriminating against them because of their race or social background.

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How the Infrastructure Bill Could Expand Opportunities to Women and Minorities

Fieldwire

The infrastructure bill plans on improving the transportation system, environment, and employment rate by building better roads and bridges. The legislation also delivers high-cost fines to companies found discriminating against minority workers. Many women and minority employees experience discrimination and harassment at their jobs.

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Travel in Europe during coronavirus: Plan to create ‘tourism corridors’ between countries

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The commission would publish guidance on the issue on May 13 she said, before adding that any lifting of travel restrictions should not discriminate on grounds of nationality. Many are making plans to attract domestic visitors a priority but economies such as Greece and Croatia are dependent on foreign visitors.

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What Should a New Employee Do for the First Week?

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Then, you need a solid onboarding plan. One study found that companies with an effective onboarding plan retained 91 percent of their first-year hires. Now that you know how much is riding on your new employee onboarding process, how do you go about designing the most effective onboarding plan?

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Those Days Are Over

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[Editor’s Note: We had some minor surgery this week and weren’t planning to put up a new post, but we thought it would be timely to re-post an item we published in April on the firing of Bill O’Reilly by 21st Century Fox. Zero tolerance for sexual harassment finally has arrived, and not a moment too soon.

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Subcontractor Insurance: 7 Policies Subs Should Consider for Their Business

Levelset

Losses like this don’t occur frequently, but you must plan for the small chance that an event like this may happen. It helps cover legal costs if an employee files a lawsuit related to wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, and breach of employment contract, among other claims. Cyber insurance.

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Why Projects Fail

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The fact that variation is going to occur (relative to planned activities and outcomes) during the project is a given. The key to consistent delivery of successful projects therefore lies in the ability to account for and/or manage variations as they occur. 40-50% work is either rework or not “value-added work.” Problem submission.