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Introduction

The industry of construction mainly introduces a manufacturing branch and trading system which is based on some different structures including maintaining, building, and repairing. This specific conception of the construction industry helps in order to build proper planning of a structure and perform the action of implementing. The operational process of the construction industry comprises the establishment processes which are basically engaged with the construction process of a building or conducting a project based on engineering.

Currently it can be easy to identify the challenges which come during the operation of developing and executing a construction planning. All the issues related to the construction industry indicate the lack of skills along with the less accessing process of collecting building materials and products. In terms of these issues this study will be used to identify the reasons and help to make proper planning to overcome it.

Selected problem:

It can be noted that the cost, time and quality of any work involved in construction is a major way to lead a particular project to success using appropriate constructive methods. In terms of running a construction program successfully there are some problems which can be identified such as: poor level of productivity, cost rising of the essential cost, shortage of skilled labor and lack of working efficiency and sustainability. Among all of the mentioned issues, the problem of skilled labor shortage comes as a major problem in the industry of construction (closeinvoice.co.uk, 2022).

Figure 1: skill labor shortage

(Source: Deffenbaugh, 2018)

At present, almost every year when a person involved with the construction industry is asked to clarify what has caused the most concern in terms of managing the entire construction process; almost the same answer has been found which indicates the lack of skilled labor. In terms of the UK the growing problem of construction shortage identifying as the most important matter of supply product and maintaining chain disruption. The shortage of efficient labor spreads across the worldwide industry of construction including residential to commercial as well as general to trade contractors. In the case of the United Kingdom, the issue of labor shortages in construction has been at the forefront of the social response for four years. In many cases it is also found that construction movements can be easily detected by following the weather in a controlled constructive environment. In the UK's social situation, the price of materials and with it increased competition and growth; it has become imperative to find skilled workers as materials. It is seen that skilled workers are specially required for any construction related work, a team of skilled workers is able to carry out the execution of construction plans properly and due to this it is seen that a clear idea about the nature and method of constructive working is formed among all (Gay, 2016).

There are numerous numbers of challenges which are comes due to the shortages of skill employees including:

· The problem that is most worrying about the shortage of skills among the workers is the lack of sustainability in the construction work which is detrimental to the quality and leads towards the poor performance within the project of construction.

· Shortage of skilled workers often leads to lack of clear concept of work among the workers and due to which they are unable to use proper raw materials and verify their quality which is a major obstacle in the overall construction work.

· In different cases, the construction industry in the United Kingdom has not been able to complete its operations in a timely manner due to a lack of skilled workers in the construction industry, which has resulted in financial losses to the construction companies (Deffenbaugh, 2018).

· It is also seen that due to the lack of skilled and ethical workers, the work involved in the construction has also come to the fore in the form of financial embezzlement and corruption which has hampered the conduct of a standard construction activity.

Figure 2: Skill Shortages in different countries

(Source: weforum.org, 2019)

Causes of skills shortage :

Figure 3: causes of skills shortage (source: thornbake2019r.co.uk, n.d.)

According to thorn baker 2019 top three causes of skill shortage in the construction industry are as follows:

· The lack of apprenticeship of availability of experienced staff.

· The present situation of image of construction has impact on construction business’s ability to recruit.

· The wages are too low in construction industry.

In the case of construction-related activities, it is seen that the basic principles of the fat-free approach point directly to the removal of waste within the operations of the entire activity. In many cases, it can also be seen in the construction business, in terms of profitability, fat-free waste can come in the form of special processes to identify problems on the basis of time, material and labor. There are eight different types of lean waste models of manufacturing such as transport, inventory, motion, waiting, overproduction, over-processing, defects and unutilized talent (Deffenbaugh, 2018).

Figure 4: the model of Lean Waste

(Source: Skhmot, 2017)

There are several similarities between the basics of the lean waste model and the obstacles that hinder the construction process due to the lack of skilled workers. It can be seen that construction productivity is particularly affected by the lack of skilled staff on both sides which indicates the tendency to spend extra time in completing a task properly and which points to the waiting pillar of the lean waste model as a whole. Lack of skilled workers does not give the employees a proper idea about construction which indicates a particular error in the whole activity and in that case, it is also observed that the shortage of skilled employees can be the cause of poor manufacturing design that can develop an administrative issue in the operational structure that indicates over processing. In the construction industry, there is a special need to make the production process fully visible in order to eliminate the three wastes that have been detected in the fat-free manufacturing process, and these machine-metrics related to the construction work help to maintain that transparency (Hartland, 2021). In many cases, it is thought that by conducting a thorough analysis of the entire construction process and by applying machine learning devices, sensors and skilled workers, it is possible to establish a proper connection of the plan with the construction method. These special phases play a significant role in allowing the acquisition of hidden potential for improved efficiency (Deffenbaugh, 2018).

Figure 5: Lean Waste model in terms of constructing project

Solution of skilled employees shortage in Construction Industry:

In terms of making up the planning for solving the problem of shortage of skilled employees, it is important to generate a proper program of training for their existing staff. In order to generate the proper knowledge of construction planning it is more essential to provide a clear concept of working process among the employees that will help to maintain the working sustainability and develop the project successfully. According to Hartland, (2021) It has been observed that in most cases the implementation of training programs has been given special importance to increase the interest and skills of the workers of the major construction companies in the United Kingdom. In addition, several construction companies have focused on finding skilled workers to overcome this problem. It is seen that most of the construction companies are suffering due to the shortage of skills among the employees, and in order to solving all of these issues it can be considered that developing a proper training program is identify as the most important solution process. Preston, (2021) argued that and said, the management of these companies thinks that many employees have been laid off in the current Corona situation which has led to a huge number of alternatives to find skilled workers. It is possible, for this specific reason, that if an organization is arrogant in finding a skilled worker with a focus, then it will be possible to overcome the problem of shortage of skilled employees more easily.

Figure 6: Solution process of solving skilled employee problems

( Source: Self-developed )

As per the Skhmot, (2017) Surprisingly, the construction companies find a special way to mitigate the issues of skilled employee shortage which directly indicates the process of generating different easy to adoptable processes which can be applied to enhance the workforce skills in a sustainable manner. That helps the management to provide the skills of generating attention in a transferable manner and that is also beneficial in terms of maintaining comfort while performing any activities. In terms of maintain the constructive sustainability; the adoptability of the employees plays a vital role that helps to keep focus according to the techniques and process.

. There is basically different way that can be identify for the purpose of preventing the issues of staff shortages which are addressed as:

· There is a specific need to offer more working hours to the existing labor for performing the task.

· It is also need to train the labors to work with more efficiently.

· Hiring a group of part-time or temporary employees as the solution of labor shortage problem.

· Ensuring the well conditions in terms of performing the activity of task.

· There is a special requirement to increase the number of wages as well as developing special incentive plan.

· It is also possible to implement proper tools and technology in order to reduce the need of employees as well as conducting a work properly.

Figure 7: Mind-Map Regarding Employee Skill

(Source: Self-developed)

Another way to solve this problem is to apply retention to the company's skilled workers. Gay, (2016) support those statements and demonstrate that the proper application of this method enables the management of the company to easily return the old skilled workers of the company to the activities of the company and keep them connected with the activities of the company. It is for this specific reason that construction companies are able to use the skills and expertise of their employees to carry out the smooth running of the company's activities and which is also more effective in maintaining the quality of the project (weforum.org, 2019). It is seen that the shortage of construction labor basically generating an effective role for the purpose of executing the construction project. In terms of overcoming the issue of labor shortage, it is possible to assume that it is need to generate the investment towards the implementation process of technology; it will be more beneficial for the purpose of performing a job accurately. It is also thought that the automation process can not only help the management in terms of decreasing the amount of necessary employee to perform a task, it may also can enhance the level of productivity as well as it also assists the existing employee to conduct the work successfully.

Visual Illustration:

Figure 8: Visual Illustration of Construction Related Issues

( Source: Self-Developed )

The model of Fishbone which can be used to explain the planning of resolving the constructive issues that is based on lacking skilled employees. Through this specific model the construction companies are able to enable the operational performing activities that lead the projects towards success. In terms of this visual illustration model of fishbone it is easy to know that there are six different perspectives including Measurement, Material, Method, Environment, Measure and Machine. Through this model it is possible to identify the proper solution of maintaining sustainability around the constructing process. It helps the management to make proper and appropriate planning on the basis of reducing the issues of gathering skilled and efficient employees. This model helps the viewers to directly interact with the needed requirement around the construction industry of UK.

Hence from the above discussion it can be concluded that the industry of construction is facing several problems in terms of executing proper construction planning. From the process of analyzing the issues of the construction industry it comes to know that the issues of skilled employee shortages are considered as one of the major matters of concern. In the context of the UK, it can be seen that the construction company’s trying to find the process of mitigation of the issues based on skilled employee shortages. It can also be concluded that this study helps the organization to identify the mitigating the issues of generating efficient employees.

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