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27 Feb 2009

Employing the Poles; guilt or good sense?

Ok, bollocks to the non-working hand, no-one seems to know what's wrong with it, so I'll just carry on regardless. Having had a conversation with a friend whose sister is really poorly last night, my itchy hand pales into insignificance. 
Been on site this morning and Project Lennon and Project Cathedral are coming on a treat, took lots of pics. The Polish guys working on them both have done a good job so far. Reading all about the 'British jobs for British Workers' does make me feel a bit guilty, employing and paying foreign guys, though it's a mix of trades, and some guys I've used for years also work in with the Poles. I don't know, what do I do? I've had quotes from local firms and they are just bloody extortionate, guys wanting well over £200 per day, which just makes any project unviable. A lot of british builders have priced themselves out of the market, and often, in my opinion it's not their fault. To much red tape, too much bureaucracy, too much tax, legislation and pointless bleedin elf'n'safety has been piled onto the British workforce and firms and it's crippled them, they just aren't competitive anymore. 
My business has to survive, and if that means getting the best labour price for works, I have to do it. Everyone I know is shopping around for the best prices they can get. I bought a microwave from Ikea the other week, nearly £300 because the buggars do a special size for their kitchen carcasses. But then I did what I haven't always been bothered to do in the past few booming years, shopped around, and found a great deal, a small sized microwave from a www.landlordsessentials.co/uk at £120, stainless steel and fits perfectly. 
Maybe if we all hadn't been so quick to spend spend spend in the last ten years, we wouldn't be in the mess we are now....

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