by BuildCenter Team | Oct 28, 2021 | Accounting or Payroll, Construction, Human Resources
Wage theft is the denial of wages rightfully owed to an employee. It can occur in many ways, among them failing to pay overtime; violating minimum-wage laws, the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, illegal deductions in pay; forcing employees to...
by BuildCenter Team | Oct 28, 2021 | Construction
The term “paper contractor” has been around for a long time to describe a GC that doesn’t perform any work themselves but rather uses subcontractors to do all the work. This post has nothing to do with that.This blog post is about how to become a “paperless...
by BuildCenter Team | Oct 28, 2021 | Construction
In construction, there has always been the challenge of getting workers in the field and the office staff or management on the same page. In order to run an efficient, profitable construction company, the field needs to be run with clear direction and planning. In...
by BuildCenter Team | Oct 28, 2021 | Construction
Construction crews work hard to make progress on their assigned task every single workday. The question is…..how much progress did they make? This question is important when planning out projects and for assigning workers to projects. It often feels like a juggling...
by BuildCenter Team | Oct 28, 2021 | Construction
The construction industry has made many strides in productivity in the past 20 years. Just consider what battery powered tools has done to make workers more productive. There are many areas in construction that have not improved causing lost productivity and extra...
by BuildCenter Team | Oct 28, 2021 | Accounting or Payroll, Construction
Workers compensation audits are part of being in construction but they can go bad if you aren’t ready For most construction companies, meeting with a workers comp auditor (either remotely or in person) each year is normal. It can create high anxiety for those of us...
