18th March 2006, 09:20 PM
One might also say - BAJR does not say its ok to pay rubbish... BAJR says you can't advertise if you offer less than the pay guidelines that are recommended by the IFA.
BAJR took a stance to say this.. a risk even.. as contractors could have said #### off. but they did not. Now with BAJR and the IFA working together.. there is an opportunity to make significant changes.. now if Prospect was to also work with BAJR..?
Trouble is... BAJR is not able to say... right... 300 quid or else... not without support. And sad but true.. amny diggers would take the 260 quid job.. if it meant the difference betweeen eating and not. (I know I have been there)
If I had a mandate then it might be different.. would people (and that means everyone) back the dignity wage.
And remember that contractors are not all just wanting to screw the digger... they are wanting to keep going... get to expensive... and you don't get work. (once again I know myself ... recently lost jobs because although I put in (their words) ' the best tender... I was also the most expensive' So I value what I can do... but how long can I continue if I keep losing the work??
Pay and conditions is not just the responsibility of the Contractor or the IFA or BAJR... it starts with the Digger/Supervisor etc saying we will not work for less than ?xxx - That is up to a union... so Prospect??? where are you??
Another day another WSI?
BAJR took a stance to say this.. a risk even.. as contractors could have said #### off. but they did not. Now with BAJR and the IFA working together.. there is an opportunity to make significant changes.. now if Prospect was to also work with BAJR..?
Trouble is... BAJR is not able to say... right... 300 quid or else... not without support. And sad but true.. amny diggers would take the 260 quid job.. if it meant the difference betweeen eating and not. (I know I have been there)
If I had a mandate then it might be different.. would people (and that means everyone) back the dignity wage.
And remember that contractors are not all just wanting to screw the digger... they are wanting to keep going... get to expensive... and you don't get work. (once again I know myself ... recently lost jobs because although I put in (their words) ' the best tender... I was also the most expensive' So I value what I can do... but how long can I continue if I keep losing the work??
Pay and conditions is not just the responsibility of the Contractor or the IFA or BAJR... it starts with the Digger/Supervisor etc saying we will not work for less than ?xxx - That is up to a union... so Prospect??? where are you??
Another day another WSI?