Round and round and round we go
Series: Building ; 269(8324) 19 March 2004, 54-57(4)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Reports on the house building sector which is experiencing high rates of profit and turnover but suffering from a serious shortage of skilled workers. A survey by the Housing Forum and the University of Westminster, "Housing skills approaches to the current challenges" explains how the main problem is the failure to attract entrants into the housing sector with 49% of companies poaching trained staff from other house builders or contractors by offering higher salaries. The Housing Forum has formulated an action plan which contains eight key recommendations to help solve this including clear job descriptions and developing links with the local community. With analysis of five top house builders policies from training through to staff satisfaction. View a summary of the report at www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS67685 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 125772-1001 |
Reports on the house building sector which is experiencing high rates of profit and turnover but suffering from a serious shortage of skilled workers. A survey by the Housing Forum and the University of Westminster, "Housing skills approaches to the current challenges" explains how the main problem is the failure to attract entrants into the housing sector with 49% of companies poaching trained staff from other house builders or contractors by offering higher salaries. The Housing Forum has formulated an action plan which contains eight key recommendations to help solve this including clear job descriptions and developing links with the local community. With analysis of five top house builders policies from training through to staff satisfaction. View a summary of the report at www.constructingexcellence.org.uk/.