All Careers articles – Page 22
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FeaturesSustainability in Brazil: For the trees
Brazil is famous for sustainability: a lack of it. But a new wave of green legislation and client requirements is creating demand for skills local contractors don’t have - and UK specialists are first in line for the work. Luke McLeod-Roberts reports in the second of our special features on ...
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CommentEmployment and parenthood: Bringing up baby
Tell a prospective employer that you’d like children or prefer to work part-time so you can look after your child and they’re likely to roll their eyes. So is it best not to mention it?
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NewsWorkers prepare legal action over blacklisting scandal
Action to be taken against more than 40 firms who paid to access illegal blacklist of workers’ details
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NewsNew Crossrail chief executive to start early
Wolstenholme brings forward start date as Crossrail appoints Terry Hill to the board
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NewsUcatt's Chris Tiff dies
Well-known union official on London’s big construction projects dies of suspected heart attack
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NewsJulian Daniel to leave Lend Lease
Head of construction in England and Wales to leave firm in shock departure
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NewsLend Lease staff face fresh overhaul of pension scheme
Second major change to UK scheme in three years designed to give parent company financial certainty
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FeaturesThe Middle East: Back from the brink?
The Middle East crash meant job losses and unrecovered debts for many construction firms - and a scaling back of operations. Now, with infrastructure investment and a World Cup to prepare for, it might be worth taking another look. Emily Wright surveys the landscape in Qatar, Dubai and Abu Dhabi
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Construction appointments 8 July 2011
This week Arcadis, HOK, Accsys and Cushman & Wakefield have made appoinments
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NewsEC Harris staff gain chance to work on humanitarian projects
Consultant partners with RICS to provide pro bono disaster management support on projects in projects in developing countries
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NewsRay O'Rourke given honorary knighthood
Founder of Laing O’Rourke honoured for services to the construction industry
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NewsJune sees highest job cuts since January
A fall in new orders and slow output growth have dented confidence in the sector
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FeaturesConsultant growth strategies: Eyes on the prize
If the top UK consultants want to stay at the top they need fast ways to grow, and that’s not easy in a stagnant market. So the hunt is on to find suitable mergers, acquisitions and overseas ventures. Building reports on the latest manoeuvres in the sector
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FeaturesBrazil: Seek your fortune
Across the Atlantic lies a land of opportunity with £182bn to invest by 2013, the world’s biggest sporting events to host, and new-found oil. Luke McLeod-Roberts finds adventure - and adversity - in Brazil
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NewsArchitects should expect sharp reduction in work says RIBA
The Future Trends survey paints a gloomy picture
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CommentHow to avoid PR disasters for your firm
How do you manage the reputation of your business - large or small? Here a few examples of how to to do it. And how not to…
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NewsODA slammed for training failure
Just 60 apprentices have completed their training on the Olympic park and athletes’ village
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FeaturesRise of the machines: BIM and QSs
With building information modelling now carrying out many traditional QS functions, are quantity surveyors and their slide rules about to meet a sticky end? Or can man and machine live (and work) happily alongside each other?
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NewsRLF plans to expand in the Med and Africa
Consultant will grow its business from its Malta base in the Mediterranean and Africa