22nd November 2006, 07:40 PM
In many respects this is a difficult issue:-
from a client point of view there are things outside of your control such as the planning system which means that you cannot predict when precisely a project can start.
Even when you have a permission there are still the specs to be approved by the curator - they may be on holiday for three weeks.
Other things may also crop up like a H&S issue that has to be sorted.
If a demolition contractor is involved it is very difficult to predict when they will finish.
Similarly I often have contractors asking me what I have coming up in the future and when.
For the contractor - it is a major juggling act matching people with work.
So what as a contractor do you tell the staff?
Do you tell that the big job is around the corner?
Do you tell them that there is no certainty that there will be any work at the end of the month?
Do you make conditional job offers with a provisional start date.
There is also the reverse situation when a project is brought forward.
Peter
from a client point of view there are things outside of your control such as the planning system which means that you cannot predict when precisely a project can start.
Even when you have a permission there are still the specs to be approved by the curator - they may be on holiday for three weeks.
Other things may also crop up like a H&S issue that has to be sorted.
If a demolition contractor is involved it is very difficult to predict when they will finish.
Similarly I often have contractors asking me what I have coming up in the future and when.
For the contractor - it is a major juggling act matching people with work.
So what as a contractor do you tell the staff?
Do you tell that the big job is around the corner?
Do you tell them that there is no certainty that there will be any work at the end of the month?
Do you make conditional job offers with a provisional start date.
There is also the reverse situation when a project is brought forward.
Peter