Kicking off our new series featuring insights from major employers, Clare Francis, head of recruitment at Willmott Dixon, tells CM People that even in a digital age, the ‘human element’ remains critical to the company’s hiring process.

Industry-led Sector Skills Plans will help employers meet current and future skills demands.

Almost a quarter million new people will need to be recruited to deliver the government’s housing targets, a new report by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) said.

New skills-based platform aims to help veterans in the UK and Ireland transition into civilian careers

Attracting much-needed workers with the skills of the future will require construction improving its image and making itself more appealing to young talent, writes Pablo Cristi Worm.

Road marking contractor WJ Group has shared photos taken by its employees to attract more young people into construction.

Although construction has broadly welcomed Labour’s measures and bills announced at the King’s Speech, some in the industry have raised concerns about how the new government will bridge the skills gap to achieve the 1.5m new homebuilding target.