All Entries Tagged With: "Building Industry"
Building Contractors and Licensed Builders Beware
The building and construction industry is largely made up of independent contractors. In this article we are going to try and highlight some of the liability issues that you face if you are a Licensed Builder who hires contractors, or if you are an independent contractor. The liability we are talking about here is financial [...]
Safety Culture in Building and Construction Industry
We came across a QUT study recently entitled “A Construction Safety Competency Framework: Improving OH&S Performance by Creating and Maintaining a Safety Culture …
CPD for Builders
What is CPD?
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for builders and pool builders.
The situation with CPD for builders in NSW and Tasmania is quite clear …
Changes to Home Warranty Insurance in NSW
The NSW Government has announced major structural reforms to the states Home Warranty Insurance Scheme. The reforms will have a major impact …
Desperate Call for Skilled Trades
The Building and Construction Industry remains under pressure due the onset of a debilitating skills shortage in coming years. This shortage …
Major Changes to Industrial Relations
In Janaury 2010 major changes were introduced to the Workplace Relations System across Australia. Like every other industry the Building and Construction Industry …
New Apprenticeship Kickstart Program
The Building and Construction Industry will benefit from the New Apprenticeship Kickstart Program.
An extra $100 million will be invested by …
Standards and Tolerances Guide – Building and Construction Industry
The Victorian Building Commission, in collaboration with the NSW Office of Fair Trading, the ACT Government and Tasmanian Government have produced a guide for builders and trades working …
New Building and Construction Industry Code of Practice
If you supply building and construction services to the State or Federal Government need to know about the recent amendments to the Implementation Guidelines for the National Code of Practice …
Don’t be an Industry Dinosaur
The building and construction industry has a reputation for falling behind, but you don’t have to be one of the “Dinosaurs”. In fact quite the opposite. Those who increase their skills will increase their value …