Duties of Civil Engineers

Among the oldest and core branches of engineering, civil engineering is definitely one of them. A civil engineer may need to work at odd hours. But if you are really interested in creating something and hold a civil engineering degree, a civil engineering job is going to give you satisfaction in your pursuit of creation. While a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering can get you a job in a civil engineering company, in these days of tough competition and rat race; a master’s degree in civil engineering will stand you in good stead.  

Let us have a look at the duties performed by a civil engineer:

·         Investigation of Construction Site;

·         Design Development;

·         Incorporation of Creativity and Logic in Design Development;

·         Labor Management;

·         Risk Management;

·         Safety Management;

·         Personnel Management;

·         Deadline Management;

·         Risk Analysis;

·         Equipment and Budget Management;

·         Purchase of Equipments;

·         Technical Study; and

·         Feasibility Study.

These are the duties involved in civil engineering jobs.  

A civil engineer investigates the sites of construction paying attention to every detail. He should understand the architectural design and drafting before the beginning of any project.  Feasibility and technicalities of any project need utmost consideration. And this consideration is done by a civil engineer. In any architectural and construction project there are certain aspects that need taking risks and the risk management is the responsibility of civil engineers. He also supervises the purchase and management of equipments after determining a budget. He explains the labors the fine details of the project so that they can work in order within the deadline. 

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Supermarket giant denies that every little helps for agency workers

At the start of last month, the long anticipated Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) were finally introduced in the UK. These regulations effectively give temporary workers the right to the same pay and benefits as their permanently employed counterparts, once they have remained in the same job role for the qualifying period of 12 weeks.

The move has been heralded as a positive step for equality in the work place, and a good deal for temporary staff and contract workers. Unfortunately, the UK’s biggest supermarket brand, and one of the largest employers in the UK, disagrees.

According to the Sunday Telegraph, Tesco has negotiated a deal with a haulage agency that means that truck drivers working for the supermarket on a temporary basis have had to waive their rights in relation to the AWR.

Swedish derogation – a get-out clause for employers

The approach, known as the ‘Swedish derogation’ model, means that the temporary workers are employed directly by their recruitment agency, effectively exempting them from having any rights under the new regulations. According to the Telegraph, this means that 400 lorry drivers have lost out on earning an additional £150 a week.

Despite being criticised by workers unions and others, Swedish derogation is entirely legal, and enables employers to avoid giving temporary workers any additional pay or rights that they would otherwise be legally obliged to receive under the regulations. Despite carrying out the same work for the hirer, in this case Tesco, the workers are officially and legally employed by the employment agency directly.

A spokesman for Tesco said: “This is not a Tesco initiative or a Tesco direction... The derogation is being used very widely across the economy by the agencies as a way of ensuring that agency work remains competitive and flexible.”

Tesco is certainly not the only big name employer to use the derogation model as a get-out clause for the new regulations. Food manufacturing giant Premier Foods is reported to be using derogation in some areas of its business, as is Carlsberg. Distribution company DHL and supermarket Morrisons are reportedly in negotiations to adopt the model, according to the Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph respectively.

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