Industry Insights

The software-as-a-service model—better known as SaaS—combines technology tools with the support necessary for customers to use them effectively. As a SaaS company, Arcoro is equally focused on software and service, and that’s why Customer Service Week is an important week on our company calendar. When our knowledgeable customer service representative support our software users, customers have a better understanding of how to use technology to solve their biggest HR issues.

Key Findings on the Industry’s Strategies for Recruiting, Retention and Workforce Management

Your HR staff is responsible for many tasks required to effectively manage your workforce. Between compensation benefits, recruitment, training, performance management, payroll and keeping employees engaged, HR has a lot on their plate.

The construction industry is a driving force behind the country’s growth. More than 8 million construction employees create nearly $2.1 trillion worth of structures each year, making construction one of the largest customers for manufacturing, mining and a variety of other services, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

September is suicide prevention awareness month and Construction Suicide Prevention Week is Sept. 9-13, 2024, making it the ideal time to discuss suicide risks with your employees.

Every day Arcoro supports the needs of the construction industry with our HR solutions that help companies hire, manage and grow their workforces. As a result, we’re keenly aware of the issues the industry faces and we’re constantly working with our customers to help solve those challenges.

It sometimes feels like every day news articles from across the country describe a construction accident that ended in tragedy.

More women in construction could be just what the industry needs right now. The construction industry is facing an unprecedented worker shortage. According to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), the construction industry will need to attract an estimated 501,000 additional workers on top of the normal pace of hiring in 2024 to meet the demand for labor. In 2025, the industry will need to bring in nearly 454,000 new workers on top of normal hiring to meet industry demand, and that’s presuming that construction spending growth slows significantly next year.

July 25, 2024 is National Hire a Veteran Day. Founded by a marine corps veteran in 2017, the day serves as a call to action for hiring companies and also to encourage veteran job applicants – of which there are potentially hundreds of thousands potential workers.