... and the flexible work arrangements (FWA) types of bridge employment. Design/methodology/approach Data for this study was collected in 2008 using a questionnaire with 31 items. A total of 144 mature aged workers from multiple firms, aged 50 years and over, working full‐time, in the construction industry...

... analyse individual and group interview transcripts derived from 122 white‐collar employees in two different organisational contexts (one public, one private) in the construction industry in Australia. Findings Four major themes were identified in the data, which illustrate discourse practice gaps...

...Keith Townsend; Helen Lingard; Lisa Bradley; Kerry Brown Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a labour process theory interpretation of four case studies within the Australian construction industry. In each case study a working time intervention (a shift to a five‐day working week from...

...Cliff Lockyer; Dora Scholarios Purpose Recruitment and selection in the construction industry is ad hoc – the search for workers to match immediate employment needs is unsystematic, usually conducted in a short‐termist manner, and often contributes to, rather than overcomes, persistent...

... and ongoing skills shortages in the sector. The paper concludes that the cycle of turning to contingent labour in response to recruitment difficulties does not replenish the skill profile of the sector and therefore offers no long‐term solution to the skills shortages within the construction industry. Using...

... was the first to focus exclusively on house building, including the private and social housing sectors. It establishes a framework for future surveys and allows us to compare changes in the housing sector with the rest of the construction industry. Two databases were used for this survey: 1. the House...

... construction industry, where management has confined itself to the bureaucratic roles of paying wages, complying with labor laws and recruiting and selecting personnel. The new labor management concept attempts to transform workers traditionally oriented only toward production and the carrying out...

... presents a case for adopting a fresh transdisciplinary research agenda for addressing the industry's employment concerns. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Construction industry Employment Despite recent advances in technology and production management techniques, the construction...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Blue collar workers Construction industry Employee productivity Employee involvement White collar workers United Kingdom Despite research over the last two decades into the factors that influence productivity, low productivity levels...