Even though I'm out of the country, I've had 3 phone calls this week for long term work in London, all 3 offered £20 plus per hour, it's been a long long time since they were offering that kind of money, my mate tells me there are a hell of a lot of cranes around the capital.
Good times are back!!!!!
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benjo0211
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Which firms are these then eh spill your beans 
john the manc
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Hope it picks up all over the island as it has in London.
We've been too long in the doldrums.......
We've been too long in the doldrums.......
scaffy 1980
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If they offer digs on top o that then its a good wedge. If your paying your own....well you be outa pocket before man u can say 3points.
ive only just jumped over from paye to cis and to be honest i think the rates smash the paye rates there poor and unless you bang the hours in which you have to work to get there sh!t the rates are defenatly creeping up thou your holidays arnte payed for it beats paying high tax and national insurance that's near the 80 pound a week mark most weeks and paye tax is going through the roof like your say den £20 a hour londons ok but digs are the problem but 3 in car or a car share means you only drive 1 or 2 times a week even the bricklayers on our job are on 140 a day so think things will settle down soon on 17 18 a hour then may be £20 will kick in every where soon as they cant get scaffolders
Tony Mason
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There does seem to be lots of work about. My mate is on a site and its slowed right down as the brickies have jumped ship and they cant get more. Scaffs are doing the same. Its only going to push rates up.
sight iam on toni is like a ghost town theres a shortage of bricklayers they cant get them for love or money and scaffolders are comeing and going like buses I think if the rates settle to 18 20 a hour men will stay instead of thinking the grass is greener me being one of them:laugh:
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It certainly seems that way. Scaffs are being paid 2k a week on standby.
There are a lot less people looking for jobs on the forum these days. A year or so ago around 400 were logging in daily just to look at the job section.
There are a lot less people looking for jobs on the forum these days. A year or so ago around 400 were logging in daily just to look at the job section.