Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize the scope, methodology and main findings of a doctoral thesis about the demand‐resource experience of workers in the Australian construction industry. Design/methodology/approach – A mixed methods approach was used to explore workers’...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the work-family experience of projects managers working in the construction industry, and identify how they manage their work-family interface. Design/methodology/approach – Structured interviews were conducted with nine construction project...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of health promotion interventions in Queensland, Australia. During the research period, the workers’ employing organization, a large contracting organization, was engaged in a competitive tender to renew their service contract....

A cross section of participants representing a 'vertical slice' of the construction industry workforce were interviewed to: (i) understand the way that long hours are experienced by project-based workers and the factors contributing to the long hours culture, and (ii) explore the factors...