The construction industry’s gender pay gap will not be bridged organically, says Jennifer Tomlinson.
In the first quarter of this year, 311,000 women were working in construction, accounting for 14.6% of the sector’s workforce, according to the Office of National Statistics. Construction companies must address this gender imbalance and close the…
Leading organisations have signed the Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Pledge, a joint initiative between NCE and Construction News, to encourage companies to prioritise equality, diversity and inclusion.
The new signatories to the pledge include Caterpillar dealer Finning, Battaglia Construction and L Lynch Plant Hire & Haulage, along with Pell…
Industry professionals and role models joined forces at UK Construction Week (UKCW) to call for a culture change in construction, to increase inclusivity and eliminate the gender pay gap.
It came at the reception for UKCW’s Role Models for 2022, a campaign that looks to recognise the unsung heroes and talented…
Civil engineering companies that have published their gender pay gap reports, despite the government suspending the requirement as a result of the pandemic, have been described as “forward thinking” by a gender balance in STEM campaign group.
WISE chief executive Helen Wollaston said: “Bam Nuttall, Network Rail, Bechtel and John Sisk…
Diversity must remain on the agenda despite the suspension of the gender pay gap reporting this year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, says gender balance campaign group WISE.
WISE chief executive Helen Wollaston said that diversity has been linked to greater innovation and is urging employers to carefully consider…
Evening up construction's gender pay gap could help to end skill shortages according to a new report.
The Royal Academy of Engineering report, concludes that while more women in similar roles to men are on similar pay, there is a shortage of women in higher paid jobs. The report was based…
Wates has announced a new drive to increase inclusivity, improve its current gender imbalance, and cut the gender pay gap that exists within its workforce.
The targets form part of a new push by the company to have a workforce which is more reflective of society, with 60% men, 40% women, 20% BAME (black, asian,…
Following the second-coming of the now annual gender pay gap figures, New Civil Engineer has carried out a survey to determine which engineering contractors, clients and consultants take the greatest effort to remove bias from their recruitment process.
Earlier this month, employers across the UK were required to submit their annual gender-pay-gap…
The end of March marked the deadline for public bodies to report their second set of annual gender pay gap statistics, while private companies were due to report in the first week of April.
One year on from the first set of figures, things seem to have got worse for construction firms and infrastructure bodies. Both companies in charge…
The gender pay gap has widened at High Speed 2 promoter HS2 Ltd and Crossrail Ltd, figures submitted to the government’s gender pay gap service reveal.
HS2 Ltd reported a median gender pay gap of 28% for 2018/19, an increase of three percentage points on last year. Meanwhile, Crossrail Ltd reported its…
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