The construction industries’ track record for female employees is less than stellar. According to Willmott Dixon – only 12.8% of the workforce is made up of women workers and only 1% of that number work on-site. The pay gap is also rife throughout the sector with male supervisors being paid 45% more than female workers in the same role.
With the global job market the hottest it has been since the Covid19 Pandemic started in early 2020 - and with the introduction of the great resignation - employees leaving organisations for pastures new is to be expected.
The Executive Network Group’s Network Team has recently conducted an executive-level salary review of over 1,700
profiles, across the central functions of the UK’s manufacturing sector, including food, drink, paper, and packaging.
Sustainability goes hand-in-hand with environmentalism but is often mistook for being the same thing. The true meaning of ‘sustainable’ runs much deeper – it is often defined as ensuring current needs are met whilst ensuring future generations are afforded the same. Of course environmental factors play a key role when considering how to improve sustainability, but it is also imperative to remember the various other aspects that filter into the wider meaning of sustainability.
The biggest challenge construction businesses will face over 2022 will be to maintain and preserve their employee’s mental health standards. Statistically, the construction industry contains the largest number of suicidal deaths in comparison to any other sector. According to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics, 18% of reported work-related illnesses in the UK construction industry are the result of mental health problems such as stress, depression, or anxiety and account for 400,000 working days lost each year. Further construction data reports:
In this blog we'll be exploring the latest innovations from the world of aerospace manufacturing and the trends that will be at the forefront of the sector going into 2022.
It’s not uncommon for graduates from all disciplines to feel uncertain about their direction at this time of year.
Covid-19, unsurprisingly, had huge ramifications for the utilities and energy sector for the last two years. Supply chains grinding to a halt, mass shortage of important commodities like fuel, and rising number of UK suppliers going out of business. This resulting in a surge of talented energy specialists on the market for a new opportunity alongside customers now being encouraged to keep with their current provider.
There are many factors that employees are seeking to increase job satisfaction and happiness, especially in a market that has never been more buoyant with record number of vacancies. Respect, responsibility, goals and targets and recently – Autonomy.
