In direct response to expanding project workload in its Northeast Pennsylvania operating region, H&K Group Inc. (H&K) reported that it held an extremely successful, multi-divisional Job Fair on Saturday, Aug. 5.
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Hire For What People Can Do, Not What They Have Done
Candidates’ Past Successes May Not Transfer To A New Environment. By Steve Schumacher Over my career, I have helped many hiring managers transition from horrible to highly effective hiring techniques. I have seen far too many hiring managers make a long-term investment in a new employee with a seat-of-the-pants interviewing process. Considering how much organizations spend on recruiters, advertising open…
Read MoreSix Things for All Leaders to Consider
Keep These Areas In Mind When You Work To Motivate Your Workforce. By Steve Schumacher Over my career as a leadership consultant and change agent, I have heard the mantra “people are our greatest asset” more times than I can count. It is usually verbalized by senior executives in annual reports or in employee meetings. This experience covers all kinds…
Read MoreMississippi Lime Finalizes Union Contract at Ste. Genevieve
Mississippi Lime Co. announced that hourly employees and drivers represented by Laborers Local 829 and Steelworkers Local 169G in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement effective July 1.
Read MoreCoronavirus Has Caused Significant Construction Delays, Cancellations
The coronavirus has harmed the construction industry, prompting project delays and cancellations, layoffs and furloughs, yet it remains difficult for a majority of firms to find craft workers to hire, according to the results of a workforce survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Autodesk. The survey paints a picture of an industry in need of…
Read MoreWorkforce Drug Testing Positivity Highest in 16 Years
The rate of workforce drug positivity hit a 16-year high in 2019, according to a new analysis released by Quest Diagnostics. Positivity rates in the combined U.S. workforce increased in urine drug tests, climbing to the highest level since 2003 (4.5%) and more than 28%% higher than the thirty-year low of 3.5% recorded between 2010 and 2012.
Read MoreNSSGA Announces New Seat Belt Safety Initiative
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced a winner in naming the seat belt safety campaign, to be titled “Why risk it? Just click it!” The campaign’s focus is to remind the aggregate industry’s workforce of the importance of wearing seat belts on the job.
Read MoreLabor, Decisions, Effort and Consistency
Managers Who Don’t Value Communication Don’t Understand People. By Thomas J. Roach
Read MoreIndustry Urges Congress to Tackle Worker Shortage
Construction employment slipped from July to August for the fourth time in five months. Year-over-year job gains and recently released spending data suggest the recent weakness is due to firms having a hard time finding workers rather than lack of demand, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said its recent survey that found…
Read MoreBoart Longyear Receives Award for Health and Safety
Boart Longyear has received the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) David Barr Award for its proactive commitment to health and safety.
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