CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Sample Clauses

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OVERVIEW. This section aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the composition of the construction industry in Northern Ireland, in terms of the profile of its workforce, employment trends and the current economic situation. - A total of 10,395 businesses were either registered for VAT or operating a PAYE scheme in the construction industry in NI in June 2009 - Approximately 21% of all contractors do not have any direct employees. Just over 40% have between one and four employees, with a further 27% having between five and nineteen employees. Just under 10% currently employ 20 or more individuals within their company - 72% of companies undertake work for the general public, approximately half of all firms perform work for other commercial clients or act as a sub-contractor for other firms and just under 40% carry out work for Government or Public Sector clients - Total construction employment in Northern Ireland is forecast to reach around 69,880 by 2014, a 2% increase on the 2010 level - 87.7% of those employed in the sector are male - 12% of employers said they employed or had employed in the last 6 months a worker who was not a UK citizen or passport holder - The construction sector has a poor health and safety record, with the second highest incident rate per 100,000 workers after the agricultural industry (6.4 in 2007 / 2008) - Between 2010 and 2014, total construction output in Northern Ireland is expected to rise at an annual average rate of 1.1%, somewhat lower than the UK’s average of 1.7% - The main impacts of the economic downturn for employers in NI have been reduced levels of work (cited by 63% of employers) and having to lay off staff (23%). However a tenth of companies reported experiencing no particular impact of the economic downturn, much lower than found UK wide (23%) - The main business challenge for employers in Northern Ireland is the need to increase sales (50%) followed by dealing with economic downturn (39%) - 57% of companies have reduced the amount of training provided due to the downturn, common areas included job-specific and health and safety training - 44% of companies had expanded into different markets or changed the focus of their work due to the downturn
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