Originally Posted by
Rudey
the government are bringing forward projects to keep contruction going mike 7.1 billion so you,ll be ok you may just have to employ some polish though for equality reasons
the only sad thing about this is our tradesmen being replaced with cheaper migrants as firms keep job costs down in turn not having to borrow as much from the banks as alot of firms dont get paid until the jobs finished last one weve just completed was a year contract so alot of money, my mate a pipefitter got layed off last week the gaffers told em weve got 19 blokes on the books without work were gonna have to let you go as hes a subby 10 went 10 polish replaced them not company men like he said wankers!
Won't EVER happen while I'm part of the company. We have a very low turnover of staff - most of the people have been with the company since my Father started it in the mid-80s, and the shortest term person is 3 years (a "youngster"). It is VERY important that as a small company, that we retain the work ethos of "do it right, do it once" that has seen the company remain profitable through-out the 20+ years it has been going. Therefore, we are very careful about who joins the company, with a 2 week vetting system (providing the CV is all correct). If they're not up to scratch, then they're binned. Shoddy workmanship and attitudes are not tolerated, as the business is very cut-throat, so using cheap, less-skilled labour is not an option. One mistake / bad job can tarnish you for a LONG time.