TUC offers free training for building industry
28/03/2008(16:54)
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is offering employees in the building industry the chance to increase their skills in employment rights and industrial relations.
Supervisors in the sector can get the free training as part of the Vulnerable Workers Project (VWP) with companies being able to get tailored training programmes, reports On Rec.
The course will work on improving supervisors' human resources policies, including compliance with legislation.
Megan Dobney, southern and eastern regional secretary for the TUC, told the website that the course is particularly helpful in the building industry as many employees have come up through the ranks "without receiving much formal training".
"The TUC training, delivered with ACAS, can help firms to get their heads around their legal responsibilities and as a result provide better working conditions for thousands of vulnerable workers in London," said Ms Dobney.
Following the course employers will be able to get the best from their workforce and retain staff for longer.
In related news, a survey by the Chartered Management Institute found that 27 per cent of people think robots will play a larger role in the construction industry in the future.
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