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Old 23-01-2013, 11:58   #4
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Re: Call for construction industry 'blacklist' inquiry

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
Every company i ever worked for has such a list ,always have had and always will .Bad subbies can cost companies millions ,they lose contracts for the main contractor ,they cost jobs and sometimes lives .If they are disruptive then contracts fall behind costing the jobs of other workers .With profit margins as tight as they are and penalties as big as they are then the las thing a contractor needs is bad subbies
Maybe but they do/should have to have some respect for the law which was changed/updated in 2010..Just because it's happened in the past is no excuse especially as the list is more about union representation and health and safety challenges rather than poor workmanship and bad timekeeping.
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