The construction sector needs to do more to avoid being viewed as ‘macho, dirty and stuck in the old ways of doing things’, according to a report funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, announced last week.
The report, ‘Diversity in the UK construction industry-building competitive advantage’, offers one of the first looks into the costs of diversity initiatives for the construction sector, and highlights that it is struggling in terms of disability, gender, race and age.
Dr Jan Peters of Katalytik, author of the report, urges the sector to collaborate on a respect campaign across all the under-represented minorities in construction. ‘Construction may seem caught up in competition, when the reality, hard as it may seem now, is that over the next few years there will be massive skills shortages,’ she said.
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