30th October 2006, 04:31 PM
I think we (the profession) should expect quick change, we need pay/conditions that reflect the work that we do. However the change needs to be across the board. Its no good that a unit increases its wages only for its neighbours not to do so. At the moment its a dog eat dog world of units undercutting eachother for the tenders that can mean that the project then has insufficient funds. It is not going to affect the big developers/quarries etc. if all units agreed a standard salary grading that better reflects the profession. However, i don't see this happening any time soon [?]