Day Zero Training: A Safety Program to Mitigate Risk among New Hires
- Best Practices, Safety, WORKFORCE, Workforce & Professional Development
- June 25, 2024
By Jamie Hasty, SESCO Management Consultants The Great Resignation of 2021 is the biggest problem for US employers right now. More and more employees are quitting their job in favor of jobs that come with better compensation and benefits, work/life balance and more meaningful work. It is obvious that the Pandemic brought many changes to
READ MOREBy Patricia Cuomo, Fonn, Inc. Construction as a Growth Engine Despite a prolonged economic downturn marked by redundancies, instability and the COVID-19 pandemic, the construction industry has been one of the main engines of growth in recent years. Globally, the construction market is expected to grow by approximately 70% by 20251. However, not unlike the
READ MOREBy Jack Rubinger, writer People — caring, feeding, nourishing and retaining — are the big story for the construction industry as we head into 2022. While other industries have done a great job keeping people happy, healthy and in good humor, the construction industry has lagged behind in these skills. Driven by deadlines, increased pressure
READ MOREBy Nicole Needles, NCCER The construction profession has been a generational and long-standing career path for many families. Others have found success working their way up from apprentice to journey-level to owning their own company. Using creativity, employing critical thinking skills and working with their hands to make something tangible leaves craft professionals feeling accomplished
READ MOREBy Dale Carnegie Research HR is often tasked with raising employee engagement scores. Looking across the ranks, HR sees a multi-generational team. Each generation has its unique mindset, work style and ways of communication. This translated into different attitudes and concepts of what drives employee engagement. To cope, HR sets out to train managers to
READ MOREBy Patrick Hogan, handle.com Labor shortage is one of the biggest challenges for the construction industry. Construction companies are struggling not only to hire new blood but also to keep and retain their current labor force. There are various reasons why construction workers easily quit and jump ship to other companies. Beyond the drive to
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