4th December 2005, 06:43 PM
Well, I think the reason why PPG16 initially led to improved pay and conditions was because it enlarged the market so much. There was a lot of work to be done, and not enough people to do it - so pay and conditions had to improve, to attract the necessary staff.
Another reason was that many (not all) developers were not happy to have a bunch of 'volunteers' working on their site; if they were paying for the work, they wanted it to be done by professionals, because their perception was that it would be done more efficiently/quickly that way (this was said to me by developer types).
Another reason for the death of the 'volunteer' system, and also the reduction in the use of nominally 'self-employed' staff, was action by the Inland Revenue, who held these to be illegal practices.
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Another reason was that many (not all) developers were not happy to have a bunch of 'volunteers' working on their site; if they were paying for the work, they wanted it to be done by professionals, because their perception was that it would be done more efficiently/quickly that way (this was said to me by developer types).
Another reason for the death of the 'volunteer' system, and also the reduction in the use of nominally 'self-employed' staff, was action by the Inland Revenue, who held these to be illegal practices.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished