compared to $1.00 for men. However, there are some exceptions. recent Forbes article titled 15 Jobs Where Women Earn More than Men listed Construction Supervisor. Apparently 97% of Construction Supervisors are men, but those few women make more. The article states, “Researchers have found that both sexes fare better when they are in the minority,” says Caren Goldberg, a management professor at  American University ’s business school in Washington, D.C. wonder if Port-A-Potties have anything to do with it? Comments (0) Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply. MORE >>

Six out of the top ten jobs employers are having difficulty filling have a direct impact on the field service industry and include the following: - Technicians ranked #1 - Skilled Trades Workers ranked#3 - Engineers ranked #4 - Laborers ranked #5 - IT Staff ranked #8 - Production Operators ranked #9. Perkins Vocational Act known as the Perkins Act which was intended to improve the skills of the labor force and prepare adults for skilled trade job opportunities. “I believe we need a national PR campaign for skilled labor. big one. So where do we go from here? MORE >>

An example of how a "Waiver of Subrogation" would work in a workers' comp claim scenario is this: A laborer at ABC HVAC is on XYZ General Contracting's site. ABC's laborer is injured because a piece of wood wasn't cleaned up by one of XYZ's workers. What is a waiver of subrogation? You've seen this in construction contracts, on certificates, and many of your insurance policies have it, what what exactly is a Waiver of Subrogation and what does it do? Confused? One last thing to consider about risk management and waivers of subrogation. Want to get technical? MORE >>

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Always remember two things, a safe environment is an efficient environment and you can’t buy back a bad estimate or schedule out of the labor budget. The writer noted that 40 years ago they blamed unions for featherbedding and producing low productivity. With the continual decrease in union presence, they wonder who to blame. learned that truth early in my days on the jobsite and have continued to believe. great construction supervisor can help deliver impressive trade productivity. One of the comments on the ENR blog stated the case well. MORE >>