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The male domimated construction industry has one of the worst safety records in Australia, coming in third place for deaths at work, the highest rate of workplace injury and illness and twice the national rate of suicide.

The construction workers' union, the CFMMEU has campaigned for many years for safer and more inclusive construction sites. They have been fined $50,000 for taking industrial action to have women's toilets on a construction site and late last year union members and Roberts Pizzarotti (Roberts Co) finalised an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement to limit their working week to 5 days from Monday to Friday.

Now the rest of the industry and governments in Victoria and NSW are catching up. We don't know if their ethics have changed but they are realising the current culture in construction costs at least $8 billion per year.

"The so-called culture standard that will be applied to contracts will require employers not to schedule work on Saturdays – a common practice – and limit working weeks to 55 hours, prioritise on-site mental health support, provide amenities for women and remove offensive material from sites." Overtime during the week compensates for lost weekend rates of pay.

"Urgent change is needed to prevent the losses, but also to secure a pipeline of workers by tapping women who have largely avoided the industry with a macho and sexist reputation, particularly as closed borders mean the country can rely less than ever on migration, Construction Industry Culture Taskforce members say."

"The reduction in hours in construction – the country’s third-largest industry – would make it easier for the partners of male workers to also do paid work, Ms [Alison] Mirams [CEO of Roberts Co Construction] said.

“A six-day week perpetuates the gender stereotype that Daddy’s the breadwinner and Mummy’s the carer,” she said.

“The construction worker’s working hours are so long and inconsistent that Mum has had to pick up all the care and responsibility for kids, so mums have left the workforce.”

“'If I’ve got a husband who’s a father in our office working late, I know there’s a wife at home who’s had to change her schedule because of our working patterns,' she said."
[afr.com]

Destroyers, how do the work patterns of the men in your family affect others in your family, including partners, children and extended family? Does everyone adjust to the demands of men's employers and, if not, what made a difference in your family?

NOTE: Credit where credit is due. Roberts Co are leading the industry in this change. Although the EBA was signed late last year, they won a contract to redevelop Concord Hospital in 2018 by including a 5 day week in their tender. Since 2018 they have funded a $5000 Women in Built Environment Scholarship, they have women in key roles throughout the organisation, and have sponsored activities of the National Association of Women in Construction.
[scholarships.unsw.edu.au]
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