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Construction workers secure 7.6% pay increase

Construction Enquirer

Construction unions and contractors have agreed a pay increase from next month of at least 6% for around 500,000 site workers operating under the Construction Industry Joint Council agreement. Unite national officer Jerry Swain said: “Following lengthy negotiations, Unite was able to secure a significant increase in construction pay rates.

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Engineering construction workers reject 8.5% pay offer

Construction Enquirer

Engineering construction workers operating under the Blue Book agreement have overwhelmingly rejected contractors’ final wage increase offer. increase in both hourly rates and travel allowance for 2024, followed by a 3.5% The employers’ latest two-year offer includes a 8.5% ”

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Service Agreements Can Improve Contractors Cash Flow And Profits

Contractor Bookkeeping

Why Sell Service Agreements? Service agreement holders are more likely to be clients that add more value to your construction company because they represent the most loyal segment of your customer base. Every service agreement customer represents a future work. Every service agreement customer represents a future work.

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Tax Reform Impact on Employers and Employees

Revit OpEd

On December 15, 2017, Congressional Leaders announced that the conferees appointed by both the House and the Senate reached an agreement to reconcile differences between the House’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “House Bill”) with the Senate’s version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and unveiled the text of a final bill (the “Tax Bill”).

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Job Order Contract Execution Guide – Sample Template

Job Order Contracting

The JO is issued and approved upon agreement between the ORGANIZATION NAME Representative and the Contractor on the scope of work, performance time, and the price for that work. These negotiations must precede the JO award/approval and are not allowed on a Change Order basis. payment when requested by the ORGANIZATION NAME.

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International Arbitration Experts Discuss The Impact On The Global Economy

Constructlaw

Government shelter-in-place orders, and other efforts to promote social distancing have forced many businesses to shut down or to cancel travel, meetings, conferences and other events, resulting in massive disruptions to business and, often, an inability to meet contractual obligations.

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Leading FDI Experts Analyze Global Trends At LiveXchange

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“LiveXchange offers the most measurable return available for two well-spent days of business travel,” Coene said. “More and more foreign companies are using our free-trade agreements as a platform for exports—20 percent of all the goods exported from the U.S. After noting that the U.S. “The stability of the U.S