All Careers articles – Page 7
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FeaturesIs learning getting harder?
Are employers still willing to support staff who want to gain more qualifications? James Clegg looks at the impact of the recession on opportunities for part-time study
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Features'I'll be back' - Why bosses return to run their companies
Why some bosses come back to save the companies they founded - with varying degrees of success
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NewsUKCG kills hopes for industry's 'single voice'
Exclusive: UK Contractors Group throws weight behind CBI Construction Council, effectively ending hopes for a new pan-industry forum to lobby government
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NewsSizewell nuclear project to create 5,600 jobs
EDF Energy sets out plans for transportation of materials to the site and worker accommodation
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NewsBCSE chief executive steps down
The British Council for School Environment’s chief executive Nusrat Faizullah has stepped down from the organisation
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NewsIndustry leaders appointed to oversee Ecobuild programme
EC Harris, Mace and Skanska among firms bought in to keep conference ahead of the curve
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News'We've just got to keep light on our feet'
Interview: Morgan Sindall’s managing director Graham Shennan explains the thinking behind the contractor’s office closures and management changes
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NewsDavis Langdon head of commercial latest partner to go
Paul Allen leaves consultant after 25 years, saying he is looking for a “new career challenge”
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CommentThe skills gap and how to fill it
Anyone in construction who dares to peer into the future will be confronted by a looming skills gap and an ageing workforce. David Blunkett calls for some imaginative forward planning
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NewsRMJM's UK businesses cease trading
KPMG steps in as architect’s three British subsidiaries placed into receivership, with new business RMJM Europe created in their place
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NewsBalfour Beatty culls six companies in major shake-up
Exclusive: Balfour Beatty’s construction boss reveals firm’s new structure, with business cut down to one operating company and eight brands dissolved
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CommentA happy workplace
Happy workers are more productive than miserable ones, but what generates happiness in the first place? Here’s the secret according to Stephen Gee at John Rowan and Partners, which topped our Good Employer Guide this week
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FeaturesStaff benefits: What's it worth?
Building reports on the key trends in staff benefits among the most forward-thinking firms in construction
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FeaturesThe benefits creating the most buzz
Tough times have meant a shift in what employees value from their jobs. Debika Ray examines which benefits have emerged as the most sought-after in the altered landscape and what employers are doing to provide them
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NewsKeepmoat and Apollo merger sees 250 jobs go
Restructuring of the merged Keepmoat and Apollo businesses has completed, with Keepmoat chief executive Ian Sutcliffe stepping down
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NewsKeepmoat chief Ian Sutcliffe leaves after nine months
Keepmoat’s chief executive Ian Sutcliffe has left the company after nine months - former Apollo boss Dave Sheridan takes his place
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NewsArchitects’ outlook turns gloomy
Profession expecting contraction in workloads over the next three months
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FeaturesView from my office: Kevin Williams
The Faithful+Gould regional director can hear Jazz every Thursday evening in the summer months
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NewsUrban Splash deputy chief leaves after 15 years
Nick Johnson departs Manchester-based developer as does head of construction Guy Jackson
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NewsWatchdog poised to identify hundreds of blacklist victims
Exclusive: Information Commissioner’s latest move could ‘massively’ swell High Court action against contractors