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Construction workers should know their worth

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To know what we are really worth as far as our profession is concerned is a matter of pure confusion. Why it is confusing is because we actually do not know what the worth of your services is and this is why without knowing much about our worth we get ready to offer our services for a lesser price. This should really not happen because at the end of the day after having worked in a company for a couple of years when you actually know your price and also the fact that you are getting paid much lesser than what you should have been it causes great deal of frustration within yourself. Some even start to get the feeling of being cheated and then they start looking for some other organization again without knowing their current worth. It is therefore crucial to know how much you should be paid for your services keeping into consideration the talent and skill you possess and the amount of experience you have under your belt.

When we talk about the construction sector the most neglected genre of workers in terms of being the right amount of salary are the construction laborers. A construction laborer at the start of his career is paid quite low. That should be alright with them as they are gaining some experience and learning new things but as they grow a bit older in the company their package is not increased in the appropriate scale which leaves them with a poor pay package. Now as a result of this many construction laborers quit their job in the middle of a project and join some other contractor who pays them more than what they were getting. It often leaves the former company in a pickle and their project comes to a standstill.

Construction companies have taken this seriously and are now paying the laborers at par to the industry standards. The worrying part is not all construction companies are following the same route. There are still few small time companies who are exploiting the workers right left and center and the workers who do not know much about the worth of their services stay in the same company. Well the laborers should know about their rights and also what they should be paid. There is a standard rate across the industry and the companies are expected to pay their employees on those standards. The workers on the other hand should also check government websites that speaks in volumes about the rate per hour that should be paid to the laborers. Projects are completed on time because the workers work hard to get it done on time and if they are paid less then they have all the liberty to leave the company any moment.

They will also get work easily as they need not be highly qualified. All that is required from them is the knowledge to construct a building and if they possess that knowledge any construction company is ready to take them by paying them the standard rate.

Be ready to pay heavy penalties if fail to protect the workers

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An employee joins a company expecting that the company will protect his interest and he will work in a safe and sound environment. But if the employer does not follow the safety norms and plays with the life of the employee, such employers are bound to pay heavy penalty for risking the lives of its employees and should also affect the license to conduct any further business. This law should be applicable to every industry and should not be industry specific.

Also, there should be a governing body which will regulate the laws and will work for the larger interests of the workers. The law of the land should also be stringent enough and the convicts must be dealt severely. Here in US, we have quite stringent laws when it comes to protecting the rights and interests of employees and if an employee meets an accident that happened due to employer’s negligence resulting to the injury or death of the employee, employer should be ready to face the brunt of the law.

Construction companies in US have to be particularly sure that they are providing all necessary safety accessories to the workers because if they fail to do so and if it results in an accident the company will have to pay the price for it. Construction sector is by all means is considered risky for its employees. Right from operators to engineers and welders to construction workers, none of them are safe as long as all the precautionary measures are followed by the construction company.

Penalties can lead to thousands of dollars:-

If there is an incident that occurs on the jobsite which results to grave injury or death can lead to severe penalty on the company. It will have to pay good sum of money that can be thousands of dollars to the victim of the accident. Therefore it becomes extremely crucial for the construction company to ensure that it provides safety accessories to one and all. No employee whether permanent or contractual will work without wearing proper safety accessories. The contractors need to ensure that the safety measures are followed and that no employee violates safety procedures. If an incident takes place, the company not only loses a valuable resource but also good sum of money.

License may get cancelled:-

A construction company also needs to keep a thorough check on the number of incidents that has happened on the site. There are chances that the company may lose its license if it fails to follow the safety norms and if the numbers of accidents are on the rise. The law of the land is quite strict when it comes to things like these and no one can play around with the lives of young men irrespective of the nature of job that they are in. One can understand the consequence of the license getting cancelled and the amount of loss the company will have to bear.

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