All Careers articles – Page 9
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RICS calls for benchmarking of consultant fees
RICS asks government to intervene to stamp out underbidding as new figures show continuing decline in fees
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Pay dispute talks to resume this month
Trade union Unite is ‘optimistic’ that agreement can be reached with contractors over pay for 500,000 workers
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Former RMJM stars battle architect in the courts
Tony Kettle and Colin Bone sue architect at Edinburgh Employment Tribunal
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Scots on the rocks: Construction in Scotland
Construction activity north of the border is expected to fall 7% this year, but does the Scottish government have better plans than Westminster for digging itself out of trouble?
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Comment
How to use an architect
Open mike The profession’s leadership skills and long-term approach to value hold the key to cutting public sector building costs by 20%
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Prisk hails new construction adviser Peter Hansford
‘Cerebral’ former ICE boss pips five rival candidates to take over from Paul Morrell in December
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Don't use the recession as an excuse to stop training
CITB-ConstructionSkills chief executive Mark Farrar argues why now is the time to upskill your workforce
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Over 80 blacklisted workers sue Sir Robert McAlpine
Workers obtain court order to access unredacted blacklisting files for the first time
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Over 5,000 construction firms go bust in 22 months
Over 5,000 construction firms have gone insolvent since autumn 2010, new insolvency figures have revealed
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Ucatt official says election was unfair
Branch president lodges complaint to Certification Office after ruling that union breached law in 2011 vote
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Pensions: Cleaning up our toxic legacy
Construction accounts for £34.4bn of the UK’s final salary pension deficit. How can the government restore confidence in workplace schemes?
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Features
Should we work all hours?
Ray O’Rourke has said a 35-hour week would make the industry more attractive to recruits. How realistic is a shorter working week is - and does anyone really want it?
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Barratt director steps down
Housebuilder Barratt has announced that Clive Fenton, a company director, has resigned with immediate effect.
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Ray O'Rourke: 'We need 35-hour weeks'
Boss of contractor Laing O’Rourke argues for shorter weeks to attract young people into the construction industry
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Former NFB chair's firm collapses
Merseyside contractor run by former NFB chair Alison Perry, who was awarded an OBE last month, has gone into adminstration
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Capita Symonds-owned architect ESA opens new Poland office
Wholly-owned Capita Symonds architecture practice ESA has opened its second Polish studio in the capital Warsaw.
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260 jobs go as Doyle Group folds
260 workers in John Doyle Construction and Ibex Interiors made redundant as Doyle Plc placed in administration
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RMJM faces winding up petition from former PR firm
The Big Partnership takes action against troubled architect through Edinburgh courts
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We made it: London 2012's unsung heroes
The Olympics are a triumph for the UK construction industry, with the project coming in on time and on budget. As ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV continues its search for London 2012 unsung heroes, we talk to one experienced worker on the project, as well three young site-workers that have helped to make the ...
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Helical Bar appoints raft of senior figures
Developer appoints chairman, finance director and two non-executive directors