14th November 2008, 01:41 PM
I'd add another earlier stage though, where employers rely on subbing to other units in the hope of not laying them off as they have future work, just not yet...the wait and see stage. There are lots of reasons for lack of adverts for diggers, the lack of adverts for supervisors from units who have to advertise under their in-house rules is more worrying.
Most units assume they will lay off most site staff at some point, and only retain a few, they operate on this assumption, they would like a stable workforce, but the ups and downs in work don't allow it.
Most units assume they will lay off most site staff at some point, and only retain a few, they operate on this assumption, they would like a stable workforce, but the ups and downs in work don't allow it.