Construction associations aren't sure yet what if anything the political turmoil means for the industry. #construction #civilengineering Photo by Bruce Buckley for ENR
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We're one week out from the election, and if you're still not clear on what the main parties are offering the sector then Deconstruction has you covered. The team has done the hard yards to analyse the manifestos of all of the major parties for mentions of the key terms that matter to skills in the construction sector to see if the claims stack up to weighting of the words. If you're looking to catch up here's the Labour version - which may be pertinent, if the polls are correct. With a target of 1.5million homes over the Parliament, and only there mentions of housebuilding in a gargantuan manifesto, we could be in for an interesting time. #ThisIsDeconstruction #ConstructionSkills
All this week Deconstruction is deconstructing the manifestos of the major political parties standing across the UK during the general election, to see how central to their plans the construction sector really is. Analysis: No alarm and no surprises Don’t scare the horses has been the approach of Labour since Keir Starmer has become leader of the party, which has established a formidable lead in the polls, while frustrating media commentators looking for a hook. The manifesto is this approach in writing, with a host of wide-ranging top down pledges, earnest ambitions to rewire the way the country works, and how it delivers for the people - without the detailed specifics. The plan to launch a National Wealth Fund and create a National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority are forward thinking. However, restating the ambition to build more houses without acknowledging that the material resources and people power to deliver more units will be hard to come by, belies that the government in waiting have maybe not spoken to enough people in construction to grasp the size of the challenge they are setting. Our analysis of how often construction is mentioned in the manifesto is telling, but there is a focus on young people and skills that suggests that the Labour Party recognises that the key to future delivery is preparing the next generation of workforce now.
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In another "be careful out there" moment for general contractors and trade contractors, as covered by Construction Dive's Zach Philips, it looks like many larger government projects are going to require Project Labor Agreements. PLAs can help keep projects running smoothly, but also can have wide ranging ramifications that contractors do not always expect when bidding or running work. Make sure you understand what a PLA will mean for your job if this goes fully into effect.
If you want to win federal #contracts, get ready to #negotiate. The Biden administration announced yesterday the implementation of a 2022 executive order mandating project labor agreements on major federal #construction projects. Come 2024, any contractor working on a project over $35 million will need to negotiate a PLA. The White House and labor groups say PLAs benefit workers greatly, reduce slowdowns from labor disputes (like striking), provide means to settle issues on the job and potentially provide a pipeline of employees to an industry with a sore need of laborers. Employer groups, however, have decried the act, planning to challenge it in court. They claim PLAs will unfairly benefit union contractors, limit competition and inflate project costs that use taxpayer money. But as one legal expert told me when Biden first signed the PLA: non-union builders can and likely will still win contracts under this arrangement. For now, companies can best prepare themselves by understanding this is the method in which the federal government intends to conduct business. Read my latest:
Biden mandates PLAs on large federal contracts
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🔴 Prime Minister vows firms implicated in the #Grenfell Inquiry report will be barred from future government contracts. PM emphasises the need for accountability, stating "full government response within six months." Urgent measures promised to address unsafe cladding in buildings and reform construction materials industry for safer homes. Read more: [https://lnkd.in/e-4i6-Nw] Construction Enquirer #GrenfellInquiry #GovernmentAccountability #BuildingSafety #ConstructionIndustrySafety
Starmer vows to ban Grenfell firms from public contracts
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New Year, new legislation updates to be aware of! After a turbulent year in 2023 with economic slowdown, early predictions for the construction industry in 2024 suggest that renewed growth, fuelled by an upturn in consumer and business confidence, is on its way. Hurrah we hear you cry! There are also inevitable updates, one of which is to The Building Safety Act 2022 which will see new types of claims being introduced in 2024. Courts will be asked to recognise new liabilities across the construction industry, please do get in touch with the team if you need advice in any of these! #construction #constructionindustry #constructionadvice #buildingsafetyact
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Skipping through to the recommendations of the <damning> Grenfell report, I spotted this. The appointment of a regulator for construction. In my opinion, this is much needed. Focusing in on a single aspect of the sector (e.g. products) ignores the systemic nature of construction: it's not just the products, but how they are used. It also gives us the opportunity to start to have some joined up policies. Sooner rather than later, please. Oh, and can we have a housing minister for more than 10 months please.
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The Victorian CFMEU has won 21% pay rises over the next 4 years - well above likely inflation over this period . 🏢What will this mean to building costs? With labour being about half of the total cost of commercial #construction, this increase will add about 10% to end costs - before any productivity reductions. This also excludes any further increases to materials which are also projected to rise. The rub - this disproportionately impacts the cost of building mid-high rise #apartments, given the proportion of build cost to end price is higher than that for detached homes and townhouses. Not to mention its a different, domestic, worker cohort which aren't guaranteed such high pay rises, although there will still be a downstream impact to labor costs across the board. 🤔You can't have these ongoing, substantive labor cost increases and also deliver cheaper, affordable #housing. #housingcrisis #familysizedapartments #affordablehousing
The Victorian CFMEU construction secretary says traffic controllers earning $200,000 a year work harder than most office workers who ‘are at home at 3.30 watching cartoons’: https://bit.ly/3xpR9RZ
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Australia’s peak voice for the civil construction industry condemns reports of criminal behaviour and standover tactics by CFMEU representatives and calls for a strong regulatory response to ensure all contractors and employees can work without fear. Civil Contractors Federation National CEO Nicholas Proud said everyone in the industry had the right to work on construction sites that were free of fear, intimidation and criminality. These multiple reports of behaviour and standover tactics of union representatives, are startling, and we understand largely unreported due to the fear of retribution. The Civil Contractors Federation welcomes the immediate response from the Commonwealth Government in condemning this behaviour. We also welcome the Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment’s comments indicating that ‘everything is on the table’ including potential deregistration of the union if necessary. As the Fair Work Commission Registered Organisation for 1,200 infrastructure contractor companies across Australia, CCF calls on the construction industry, reputable union figures, law enforcement and the Fair Work Ombudsman to identify a way forward to a more balanced and constructive IR Framework. It is clear that the Federal Government needs to consider regulatory reform to ensure that criminality and thuggish behaviour isn’t tolerated within the union movement. Every single person has a right to feel safe on a worksite in 2024. In the light of these revelations, the CFMEU needs to be fully investigated independently across the country and told to clean up its act or be deregistered.
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Hidden nightmares in construction contracts, and why reading the fine print is crucial - read the full article in Daily Commerical News ConstructConnect: https://lnkd.in/gGW8_skN #solowaywright #ottawalawyers #construction #constructionlaw #ottawabuilders Dan Leduc
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Construction companies have always needed to be mindful of a variety of hazards, but there's one in particular that is emerging as a threat to inflict serious damage: the EEOC. In just the past week, two Florida construction companies have settled harassment cases with the EEOC, with each agreeing to pay more than $1.25 million in penalties These aren't isolated developments, either - they're part of the federal agency's ongoing and intense campaign to clean up discrimination within the industry. What's driving this increased scrutiny? Follow the money. Signed in 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act earmarked more than $1.2 trillion in taxpayer funds toward upgrading highways, roads, bridges, ports, airports and transit systems over the next decade. That bill's bi-partisan support may have come with the compromise of increasing federal regulations tied to the industry's relative lack of racial and gender diversity. So what can employers in the sector do? The good news is that the EEOC published a set of recommendations earlier this summer that act as a playbook for remaining out of their crosshairs. Among the elements they deem integral to a comprehensive anti-harassment policy is a commitment to providing a prompt, impartial and thorough investigation. That set of guidelines from the EEOC is linked in the comments section - and if you need help adhering to them, well, I know a guy 😉
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“A lot of things do depend on who is in office, both in the White House and who they appoint to those regulatory agencies.” How will the U.S. presidential election shape the construction industry? We dig into this topic om The Dirt.
How will the election impact the construction economy?
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