Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line. Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to ensure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Single Shift (SSS) rules under the Laborers, OE3, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.
What You Will Learn
Subcontracting violations are the most common and most costly grievance union contractors face.
Yet, most of these issues can be mitigated or avoided entirely through sound subcontracts and strong labor relations advocacy.
But that’s not enough; ensuring that your project managers know their rights, take advantage of subcontracting exclusions where available, and can properly advise subs on how to comply are all essentials covered in this course.
This class will cover UCON members' most frequently asked certified payroll questions and common pitfalls.
Including Compliance requirements of Labor Code 1776, which is covered by certified payroll and contractor registration; apprenticeship requirements. FFC will walk attendees through finding prevailing wage determinations, completing necessary forms, and accessing other resources. The last 30 minutes of the meeting will be a moderated Q&A with Ruby Varnadore. Attendees can pre-submit their questions or ask during the session.
This innovative program reveals the essentials of Construction Project Management with an engaging and interactive learning environment that encourages team collaboration and will increase overall job performance.
The courses offered in this 'thirteen-week [virtual]' program go deeper, are more interactive, include hands-on activities and break-out sessions that the courses offered to the general membership do not possess.
This innovative program reveals the essentials of Construction Project Management with an engaging and interactive learning environment that encourages team collaboration and will increase overall job performance. The courses offered in this 'thirteen-week [in-person]' program go deeper, are more interactive, include hands-on activities and break-out sessions that the courses offered to the general membership do not possess.
This innovative program reveals the essentials of Construction Project Management with an engaging and interactive learning environment that encourages team collaboration and will increase overall job performance. The courses offered in this 'thirteen-week [in-person]' program go deeper, are more interactive, include hands-on activities and break-out sessions that the courses offered to the general membership do not possess.
Beware of “gaps in wraps”! There is no standard “wrap” or consolidated insurance program (e.g., OCIPs and CCIPs). Issues to consider: Are limits adequate, both for ongoing and completed operations? How strong is the carrier? How broad is the coverage—limiting definitions, inappropriate exclusions? How long will the insurance remain in place—full statute of repose?
OPEN for Registration! Do you want to be recognized as a Professional Foreman, Leader, and Manager?
Register for this seminar that focuses on key strategies and techniques to emerge as leaders, mentors, and innovators on the jobsite. There is no other program in the construction industry that provides a more comprehensive, uniquely focused people skills training specifically for construction Foremen. This class includes a copy of the book Five Minute Foreman by Mark Breslin.
Get ready to ace your performance reviews with our comprehensive course. You'll learn how to prepare by understanding the purpose of the review, setting clear objectives and behaviors for the role you are reviewing, and using 360s to gather feedback. During the review, you'll learn how to individualize your approach, handle conflict gracefully, and be patient but demanding. And when it's time to wrap up, you'll learn how to co-create a development plan with your direct report so that they continue to grow and improve.
Every Contractor performing prevailing wage work at either the State or Federal levels must be willing and able to work within Awarding Body’s and third-party Labor Compliance Programs to achieve compliance. A Prevailing Wage Specialist will present this 2-hour overview.
Get a jump start on understanding the basics of construction estimating. This workshop exposes participants to the necessary basic components of construction estimating through dynamic, fast-paced instruction and hands-on segments designed to illustrate the entire estimating process. It is great for first-time Estimators, Estimating Assistants, and anyone responsible for pricing and negotiating Change Orders.
People rarely leave an organization; they leave their manager. Nearly all of us have worked for a poor manager at some point in our careers. And most of us have worked for a great one. The difference is night and day, especially for your most creative, productive employees. Learn proven approaches for inspiring the best from your staff and colleagues through the principles of supportive leadership.
This 3-hour Live Online workshop highlights several problem-solving tools and methods for gathering and analyzing data to make the process efficient and interactive. Decisions often need to be made quickly or under pressure which can stress individuals and teams. Learn to apply practical principles to minimize the stress that impedes sound decision-making.
Increasingly, Owners, Managers & Supervisors are challenged with emotional, stressful & potentially volatile situations. Threats, high-risk terminations, and disgruntled & violent employees can become costly and dangerous if not handled properly. Faced with the need for quick decisions, fear often constrains their thinking as they attempt to sort through an overwhelming situation. In this highly facilitated session, participants become the investigators of real-world cases.
Construction professionals, are you tired of struggling with time management? Our course teaches you how to ditch time management and use calendar management instead. Plus, you'll learn how to plan for and conquer the daily fire drills, chaos, and inevitable interruptions in construction. Use our Time Blocks technique to focus your energy on critical tasks, projects, and people and get more done in less time. Say goodbye to time management struggles and hello to productivity. Enroll now!
Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line. Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to ensure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Shift (SS) rules under the Laborers, OE12, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.
This three-hour Live Online workshop provides useful strategies and guidelines for successfully resolving customer complaints. Using the Recovery Formula can help turn a complaint into an opportunity to create a loyal customer. Cross and up-selling opportunities can result from a well-handled complaint. Finally, examining the root causes of your common complaints can help you find ways to reduce or eliminate them. By effectively resolving complaints, you can reduce stress, build relationships, and improve customer loyalty and retention.
How to navigate and protect yourself while using USA North’s new online ticket management software, OneCallAccess. The class will also include an overview of CA Code 4216 and how to apply it in your USA Ticket Management. As an industry, it benefits all of us to master this and apply it so that our interactions with utility operators are more productive and less contentious. The obligations of each party will be less a matter of opinion and more the execution and conformance to the designated standard, the law.
Nearly 40% of every dollar that runs through an organization is materials. However, the industry needs to pay more attention to the supply chain because the risk is in the labor rather than the materials. This session will explore how to leverage your supply chain better to not only drive down material prices and costs associated with the "ing's" of finding, buying, invoicing, payment, shipping, handling, etc., but also how to drive improvements in labor productivity through more effective use of your supply chain.
Unexpected overtime can make or break your bottom line. Yet, the rules are easy to misinterpret or take for granted, causing cost creep and wage claims. Join this class to ensure your team knows how to take advantage of overtime and Special Single Shift (SSS) rules under the Laborers, OE3, Carpenters, and Cement Masons Master Agreements.