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With more talk of flexible working and evidence showing it can have a significant impact on both the health and wellbeing of your existing workforce and making construction a more attractive place to work, it’s time to think about how we can introduce different types of flexibility for site-based roles. Timewise has worked with construction sector pioneers since 2021 to…
The safety and wellbeing of a site’s workforce is a primary concern and must be properly monitored and managed. Amongst other common safety hazards, worker fatigue should not be something that is overlooked. “A state of perceived weariness that can result from prolonged working, heavy workload, insufficient rest and inadequate sleep.” – Office of Rail Regulation 2012 The Effects A construction…
This contractor has long recognised there is a need to design more flexible roles and career pathways within construction. This has been accentuated by the pandemic, the increasing skills gap and competition for scarce talent. Consequently, the contractor has introduced a flexible working pilot on on of their sites. They have adopted new measures to ensure their staff return to…
At CSJV (Costain Skanska Joint Venture), all office staff are offered flexible working, with working from home to take place up to one day a week but with staff also enabled to work compressed hours and part time. We are aware that an ability to work flexible hours makes an employer attractive and this is vital to attract talent into…