27th January 2013, 03:16 PM
the unpalatable truth is there are too many of us and that very few skills are needed to stand in front of machine and see nothing. The supply of cheap unskilled labour (recent graduates) allows units to keep going. People are happy to do it for a few years because it's fun, then they realise theŷ can't get a mortgage and quick, but by then the next batch of students are willing to have a go. in order to keep going the units cut corners. It's a race to the bottom.
We need to loose some units, lesson competition and then raise rates and standards. We cannot create a cartel but the IFA can agree minimum rates and the industry should follow them. The current problem is presumably because the big units now feel that there are too many non-ROs and that they're loosing out by meeting the salary minima. But who is working for these non-ROS......it's us!
It pains me to say it but without the IFA there will be nothing holding back the gates. The IFA is right we must move towards chartered status and then prevent crxxx units undercutting everyone else!
We need to loose some units, lesson competition and then raise rates and standards. We cannot create a cartel but the IFA can agree minimum rates and the industry should follow them. The current problem is presumably because the big units now feel that there are too many non-ROs and that they're loosing out by meeting the salary minima. But who is working for these non-ROS......it's us!
It pains me to say it but without the IFA there will be nothing holding back the gates. The IFA is right we must move towards chartered status and then prevent crxxx units undercutting everyone else!