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Tradesmen demand long hours
16:53 11 Jun 2003
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Skilled tradesmen are not being forced to work long hours - it is
the opposite, with individuals demanding to be offered a seven-day
week.
Chief executive David Hills said: "Wages for electricians and plumbers and the like are going through the roof. A tradesman in Scotland is running at £30,000, while in central London the figure is £60,000. But these people are putting in long hours.
"Not only do they want a seven-day week, they demand it, because they get double pay on Sundays. At Hills we're paying the going rates."
Hills has teams working countrywide, from headquarters in Walsall and 15 branches, including ones in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The group is owed £14,000 by Melville Dundas, the Scottish contractor that went into receivership two weeks ago, and recognised it has got away lightly.
Chief executive David Hills said: "Wages for electricians and plumbers and the like are going through the roof. A tradesman in Scotland is running at £30,000, while in central London the figure is £60,000. But these people are putting in long hours.
"Not only do they want a seven-day week, they demand it, because they get double pay on Sundays. At Hills we're paying the going rates."
Hills has teams working countrywide, from headquarters in Walsall and 15 branches, including ones in Glasgow and Edinburgh. The group is owed £14,000 by Melville Dundas, the Scottish contractor that went into receivership two weeks ago, and recognised it has got away lightly.
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