There are limits to how much you can boost productivity and generate profits without working overtime!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, a young doctor who committed suicide after working 100 consecutive shifts and putting in over 207 hours of overtime in a single month was recognized as having died from a work-related injury, and the hospital director and others were referred to prosecutors. This is a terrible story, but the same thing happens in the construction industry too! Especially at the grueling job sites run by major general contractors. …
With the "2024 Problem" and 11 three-day weekends or longer, this year is packed with holidays—will the construction ever be finished?
Hello, everyone. It’s Enta here. Well, the three-day weekend starts today! lol Do you know about this year’s long weekends? Believe it or not, there are apparently 11 three-day weekends or longer!! Isn’t that seriously crazy? Will the construction ever be finished?? And on top of that, in 2024…
Will the "2024 Problem" lead to construction sites being flooded with temporary workers next year, resulting in an increase in construction errors?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. As a countermeasure to next year’s “2024 Problem”—specifically, the overtime regulations—there’s been a massive surge in temporary workers, lol. Not just in the slope engineering industry, but the entire construction industry is now full of temporary supervisors, right? What’s your impression of temporary supervisors? To be honest, my impression is…
What Will Happen to Craftsmen’s Skills Under the 2024 Overtime Regulations? | Challenges in Training the Construction Industry Workforce
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The Future of the Construction Industry and the Changes Brought by the Overtime Regulations Starting in 2024! (Part 1) Picking up where we left off yesterday, today’s topic is skilled workers. What kind of changes do you think a ban on overtime for skilled workers will bring about? At first glance, it might seem like we’ll face a skills shortage…
How Will the 2024 Overtime Regulations Change the Construction Industry? (Part 1) | For Managers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How’s overtime at your company? Is it pretty common? In reality, supervisors work a lot of overtime. We head to the job site first thing in the morning to manage operations. When there’s no need to take photos to track progress, we spend the day reviewing meeting minutes and progress reports…